Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 1PM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 4 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 923 | 970 | 952 | 674 | 544 | 452 | 386 | 313 | 244 | 174 | 123 | 145 | 124 | 43 | 81 | 95 | 88 | 54 | 33 | 24 | 29 | 87 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:01AM1.44m | 8:10PM1.44m | 8:37AM1.52m | 8:52PM1.38m | 9:11AM1.56m | 9:31PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:06PM0.21m | 2:21AM0.13m | 2:50PM0.17m | 2:53AM0.16m | 3:32PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NE 6 | ENE 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 923 | 970 | 952 | 674 | 544 | 452 | 386 | 313 | 244 | 174 | 123 | 86 | 101 | 37 | 81 | 95 | 30 | 27 | 33 | 24 | 15 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | E 13 | S 14 | S 21 | ENE 9 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | E 11 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 |
| kJ | 27 | 16 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 53 | 46 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 67 | 43 | 28 | 28 | 88 | 54 | 27 | 17 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | E 13 | S 20 | E 9 | S 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | S 16 | E 10 | NE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | SSE 7 | E 9 |
| kJ | 14 | 15 | 7 | — | 3 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NW 2 | ENE 6 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | SW 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 21 | 35 | 56 | 94 | 95 | 1 | 22 | 37 | 145 | 124 | — | 3 | 17 | — | — | — | 9 | 29 | 87 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 45 | 788 | 788 | 37 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 795 | 226 | 73 | 2 |
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