Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor at 2AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 5 | S 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 355 | 309 | 273 | 268 | 228 | 220 | 185 | 150 | 206 | 507 | 1251 | 1940 | 2207 | 2537 | 2299 | 1983 | 1855 | 1862 | 1714 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:55PM1.72m | 11:49AM1.71m | 00:52AM1.74m | 1:28PM1.81m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:29PM1.06m | 5:29AM1.13m | 6:27PM1.07m | 7:14AM1.05m | 7:49PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 355 | 309 | 273 | 268 | 228 | 220 | 185 | 150 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 92 | 57 | 151 | 186 | 251 | 310 | 376 | 366 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | — | S 23 | S 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | — | ESE 8 | — | — | ESE 8 | — |
| kJ | 135 | 133 | 98 | 99 | 120 | 120 | 156 | 141 | — | 11 | 9 | 45 | 77 | — | 7 | — | — | 7 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | S 16 | E 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | N 3 | N 3 | NW 3 | SSW 3 | S 5 | S 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 206 | 507 | 1251 | 1940 | 2207 | 2537 | 2299 | 1983 | 1855 | 1862 | 1714 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 583 | 553 | 553 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1199 | 1124 | 795 | 795 | 736 | 674 | 674 | 795 | 1472 | 641 | 586 | 586 |
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