Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor today (14 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor at 9PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tue 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 269 | 230 | 203 | 157 | 134 | 128 | 128 | 176 | 191 | 222 | 291 | 335 | 615 | 640 | 637 | 614 | 593 | 718 | 1092 | 957 | 1065 | 1131 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:30PM2.17m | 5:49AM2.35m | 6:19PM2.04m | 6:42AM2.23m | 7:21PM1.95m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:24PM0.82m | 12:09PM0.84m | 00:13AM0.95m | 1:08PM0.94m | 1:14AM1.03m | |||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  | |  | |  |  | | | | |  |  | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 |
 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 156 | 230 | 203 | 157 | 134 | 128 | 128 | 176 | 191 | 222 | 291 | 335 | 615 | 640 | 637 | 614 | 593 | 718 | 1092 | 957 | 1065 | 1131 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | NNW 12 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 |
| kJ | 40 | 153 | 112 | 104 | 102 | 77 | 75 | 70 | 67 | 83 | 59 | 127 | 35 | 39 | 57 | 31 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 13 | NNW 9 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | N 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | N 19 | N 18 | NW 17 | NNW 16 | — | N 8 |
| kJ | 17 | 25 | 23 | 13 | 14 | 25 | 31 | 50 | 49 | 82 | 98 | 89 | 42 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 26 | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 269 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | 100 | 109 | 211 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 493 | 213 | 29 | 49 | 49 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 49 | 1 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 137 | 193 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 137 |
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