Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 21s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 19s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor at 4AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 21s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 222 | 488 | 616 | 521 | 1034 | 1656 | 3889 | 4871 | 4654 | 3569 | 3356 | 2803 | 1989 | 1352 | 1163 | 1002 | 767 | 784 | 784 | 802 | 856 | 913 | 913 | 804 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:52AM1.78m | 1:27PM1.98m | 1:58AM2.07m | 2:19PM2.30m | 2:39AM2.36m | 2:57PM2.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:05AM0.97m | 7:45PM0.78m | 8:04AM0.66m | 8:31PM0.50m | 8:44AM0.37m | 9:07PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 11 | S 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | S 12 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 222 | 102 | 130 | 158 | 1034 | 1656 | 3889 | 4871 | 4654 | 3569 | 3356 | 2803 | 1989 | 1352 | 1163 | 1002 | 694 | 344 | 543 | 802 | 856 | 913 | 324 | 804 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 14 | SSW 24 | SSW 22 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | — | SSW 13 | S 18 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 147 | 103 | 317 | 521 | 158 | 156 | 156 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 141 | 6 | 427 | 305 | 383 | 30 | 260 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSW 24 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 68 | 113 | 66 | 66 | 36 | 309 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 57 | 62 | — | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | ESE 10 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 488 | 616 | 479 | 408 | 316 | 284 | 233 | 255 | 317 | 218 | 289 | 383 | 499 | 595 | 705 | 767 | 784 | 784 | — | — | — | 913 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 797 | 641 | 586 | 553 | 583 | 583 | 1670 | 688 | 641 | 641 | 1303 | 797 | 822 | 828 | 1483 | 1270 | 443 | 419 | 419 | 419 | 822 | 1270 | 1470 |
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