Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor at 5AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 701 | 690 | 632 | 623 | 613 | 604 | 567 | 435 | 428 | 421 | 325 | 319 | 268 | 223 | 215 | 190 | 190 | 193 | 186 | 468 | 530 | 514 | 437 | 422 |
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 |
High Tide | 5:05AM0.67m | 5:58AM0.64m | 7:11AM0.61m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:28PM0.10m | 9:51PM0.13m | 10:15PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 701 | 690 | 632 | 623 | 613 | 604 | 567 | 435 | 428 | 421 | 325 | 319 | 268 | 223 | 215 | 190 | 190 | 193 | 186 | 468 | 530 | 514 | 437 | 422 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SW 17 | NE 10 | E 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | N 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NW 18 | NW 18 |
| kJ | 109 | 84 | 84 | 143 | 124 | 78 | 57 | 44 | 72 | 70 | 75 | 35 | 16 | 30 | 30 | 14 | 31 | 30 | 90 | 12 | 26 | 25 | 81 | 81 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 17 | SSW 18 | W 13 | S 21 | SW 19 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 19 | SSW 16 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 41 | 74 | 55 | 76 | 30 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 44 | 47 | 2 | 30 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 30 | 29 | 43 | 41 | 25 | 37 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 147 | 161 | 186 | 53 | 48 | 192 | 82 | 102 | 136 | 184 | 182 | 197 | 175 | 167 | 142 | 176 | 200 | 262 | 257 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 165 | 165 | 26 | 24 |
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