Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor at 12PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1559 | 1439 | 1243 | 1167 | 1281 | 1381 | 2061 | 1191 | 1686 | 1026 | 1152 | 816 | 699 | 639 | 624 | 731 | 690 | 821 | 1129 | 1284 | 1379 | 1543 | 1375 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:45AM2.58m | 6:08PM2.32m | 6:23AM2.40m | 6:50PM2.12m | 7:10AM2.22m | 7:47PM1.94m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:56AM0.57m | 00:04AM0.74m | 12:38PM0.77m | 00:45AM0.92m | 1:31PM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 1559 | 1439 | 1243 | 1167 | 1281 | 1381 | 2061 | 1191 | 1686 | 1026 | 1152 | 816 | 699 | 639 | 624 | 614 | 690 | 821 | 1129 | 1284 | 1379 | 1543 | 1375 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | NW 13 | — | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 778 | — | 570 | 352 | 600 | 677 | 537 | 479 | 731 | 488 | 376 | 314 | 205 | 232 | 177 | 137 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 15 | NW 15 | — | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 112 | 109 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 31 | 33 | 51 | 53 | 51 | 42 | 32 | 31 | 36 | 44 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 21 |
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