Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor at 7PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 22). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu night, strong winds from the SSE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 113 | 83 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 135 | 166 | 192 | 213 | 158 | 611 | 801 | 736 | 600 | 478 | 373 | 296 | 280 | 492 | 849 | 811 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:40PM2.21m | 1:54AM2.24m | 2:11PM2.45m | 2:24AM2.46m | 2:41PM2.66m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:51PM0.64m | 8:00AM0.50m | 8:20PM0.42m | 8:30AM0.28m | 8:50PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 113 | 83 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 135 | 128 | 140 | 118 | 93 | 71 | 50 | 51 | 56 | 50 | 161 | 153 | 195 | 492 | 849 | 811 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 7 | ESE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | NE 7 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 42 | 83 | 83 | 192 | 213 | 158 | 100 | 95 | 58 | 82 | 117 | 37 | 37 | 280 | 173 | 23 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | SW 15 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 8 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 14 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 121 | 166 | 94 | 72 | 1 | — | 24 | 127 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 107 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | E 8 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 114 | 142 | 138 | 159 | 147 | — | — | 1 | 16 | 64 | 611 | 801 | 736 | 600 | 478 | 373 | 296 | 195 | 158 | 123 | 94 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 131 | 1176 | 795 | 795 | 714 | 7 | 15 | 795 | 848 | 1176 | 1168 | 641 | 586 | 583 | 443 | 583 | 1472 | 1472 | 797 | 797 | 17 |
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