Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor today (08 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor at 12AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 599 | 590 | 572 | 486 | 449 | 428 | 330 | 325 | 325 | 343 | 389 | 415 | 408 | 408 | 415 | 415 | 415 | 423 | 441 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:21AM0.54m | 1:08PM0.62m | 1:58AM0.62m | 1:29PM0.57m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:19PM0.17m | 7:03AM0.23m | 7:34PM0.14m | 7:52AM0.26m | 7:50PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 |
| kJ | 599 | 590 | 572 | 486 | 449 | 428 | 330 | 325 | 325 | 343 | 389 | 415 | 408 | 408 | 415 | 415 | 415 | 423 | 441 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 59 | 130 | 185 | 183 | 172 | 163 | 159 | 159 | 150 | 27 | 40 | 45 | 59 | 59 | 56 | 39 | 123 | 84 | 83 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 6 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | ENE 11 | NW 24 | ENE 13 |
| kJ | 21 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 75 | 73 | 46 | 46 | 16 | 150 | 146 | 192 | 132 | 130 | 125 | 123 | 43 | 195 | 59 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 12 | 20 | 37 | 36 | 28 | 37 | 43 | 36 | 62 | 35 | 24 | 16 | 17 | — | 48 | 57 | 64 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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