Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor today (15 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor at 11AM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 15). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 23°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wed 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 18 | N 16 | N 16 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | N 12 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 777 | 1572 | 2181 | 1974 | 1408 | 1144 | 992 | 1080 | 1579 | 1189 | 973 | 930 | 830 | 816 | 726 | 722 | 615 | 573 | 350 | 344 | 289 | 581 | 480 | 392 | 290 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:14AM0.64m | 8:04AM0.62m | 8:49AM0.60m | 11:52PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:13PM0.21m | 5:58PM0.26m | 5:11PM0.24m | 1:48AM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | 5:49 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 18 | N 16 | N 16 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | N 12 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 |
| kJ | 777 | 1572 | 2181 | 1974 | 1408 | 1144 | 992 | 1080 | 1579 | 1189 | 973 | 930 | 830 | 816 | 726 | 722 | 615 | 573 | 350 | 344 | 289 | 581 | 480 | 392 | 290 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 14 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 15 | NE 9 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNE 14 | N 14 | N 14 | SW 12 | NNW 18 | NNW 18 | NNW 16 |
| kJ | 155 | 119 | 75 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 357 | 47 | 66 | 44 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 16 | 250 | 198 | 184 | 6 | 31 | 30 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | SW 15 | W 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | W 15 | SW 14 | WNW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | N 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 103 | 103 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 7 | — | 4 | 8 | 21 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | 419 | 471 | 604 | 621 | 543 | 579 | 578 | 568 | 446 | 358 | 776 | 772 | 711 | 844 | 931 | 824 | 807 | 671 | 688 | 629 | 645 | 632 | 576 | 524 | 537 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
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