Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor at 5PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2174 | 3056 | 3210 | 2757 | 2394 | 2170 | 2551 | 2773 | 2994 | 1869 | 1815 | 1730 | 1177 | 1098 | 1005 | 830 | 913 | 914 | 626 | 573 | 534 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:03PM3.02m | 3:23AM3.05m | 3:47PM2.92m | 4:07AM2.98m | 4:35PM2.75m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:51AM0.01m | 9:10PM0.05m | 9:34AM0.03m | 9:51PM0.16m | 10:21AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 2174 | 3056 | 3210 | 2757 | 2394 | 2170 | 2551 | 2773 | 2994 | 1869 | 1815 | 1730 | 1177 | 1098 | 1005 | 830 | 913 | 914 | 626 | 573 | 534 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | — | — | — | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 42 | 25 | 25 | — | — | — | 1056 | 1073 | 984 | 1121 | 852 | 614 | 623 | 232 | 3 | 161 | 121 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
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