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Backdoor surfForecast / Sicily / Italy
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 CESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Backdoor surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Backdoor sea temperature is
18.4° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Backdoor today?
The current surf forecast for Backdoor at 2PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Thu morning, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | |
43 | 30 | 60 | 56 | 76 | 190 | 296 | 284 | 169 | 187 | 602 | 752 | 571 | 256 | 142 | 81 | 62 | 54 | 44 | 27 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:52PM0.15m | 5:56AM0.11m | 7:57PM0.14m | 6:32AM0.10m | 9:50PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:49AM0.04m | 1:09AM0.09m | 12:23PM0.06m | 2:51AM0.10m | 1:23PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | | | | | | | | | | |  |  | | |  | | | | |  | | |
 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | 8:01 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | W 5 |
 kJ | 30 | 30 | 31 | — | — | 101 | 135 | 163 | 169 | 187 | 321 | 387 | 354 | 256 | 142 | 81 | 62 | 54 | 44 | 27 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | W 6 | W 3 | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | W 6 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 43 | — | 60 | 56 | 76 | 190 | 296 | 284 | 9 | 10 | 602 | 752 | 571 | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 394 | 400 | 878 | 1761 | 394 | 400 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 39 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 176 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 150 | 169 | 150 | 394 | 150 | 150 |
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