Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor at 10AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 898 | 848 | 464 | 599 | 685 | 604 | 492 | 402 | 346 | 325 | 143 | 157 | 124 | 217 | 202 | 352 | 267 | 246 | 203 | 280 | 331 | 386 | 361 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:24AM2.79m | 2:37PM3.02m | 3:00AM2.89m | 3:14PM3.03m | 3:34AM2.94m | 3:49PM2.98m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:25AM0.23m | 8:50PM0.06m | 9:02AM0.14m | 9:24PM0.06m | 9:37AM0.11m | 9:55PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | S 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 898 | 848 | 464 | 599 | 3 | 604 | 492 | 402 | 346 | 325 | 143 | 157 | 124 | 217 | 202 | 352 | 267 | 246 | 203 | 280 | 331 | 386 | 361 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | NW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 13 | NW 12 | S 10 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 16 | NW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 250 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 115 | 92 | 7 | 37 | 2 | 9 | 37 | 65 | 171 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | N 18 | — | NW 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | — | 29 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 2 | — | NNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | 685 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 85 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | 190 | 165 | 138 | 129 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 89 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 25 | 146 | 45 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 45 |
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