Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor at 2AM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 7:16PM0.14m | 8:27AM0.13m | 7:45PM0.12m | 11:15AM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:49AM0.05m | 2:04PM0.09m | 2:51AM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 4 | S 4 | WNW 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 5 | W 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 4 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 25 | 4 | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1857 | 1857 | 1347 | 1347 | 1347 | 1435 | 1436 | 1909 | 1646 | 400 | 1518 | 1518 | 923 | 908 | 1435 | 1518 | 1518 | 559 | 559 |
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