Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor at 2PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 69 | 66 | 58 | 58 | 75 | 73 | 92 | 87 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 64 | 62 | 61 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:45PM0.86m | 2:35AM0.32m | 5:27PM0.82m | 3:48AM0.31m | 6:06PM0.76m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:35AM-0.04m | 00:40AM0.31m | 9:19AM0.01m | 1:21AM0.30m | 10:01AM0.09m | 1:58AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:16 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | ENE 9 | SSW 14 | NW 11 | ENE 9 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | E 5 | E 5 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 125 | 55 | 120 | 58 | 50 | 73 | 92 | 87 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 25 | 19 | 59 | 58 | 64 | 62 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | SSW 15 | NW 11 | SSW 14 | NW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | NE 9 | NE 10 | ENE 5 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 69 | 121 | 58 | 118 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 73 | 70 | 69 | 32 | 68 | 68 | 43 | 41 | 44 | 17 | 79 | 60 | 52 | 50 | 55 | 54 | 53 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | NW 12 | N 6 | N 10 | SSW 14 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | SSW 13 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 6 | SSW 14 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 11 | 66 | 3 | 8 | 80 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 68 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 31 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 40 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | — |
| kJ | 82 | 79 | 100 | 88 | 47 | 147 | 131 | 131 | 131 | 96 | 29 | 116 | 119 | 41 | 31 | 32 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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