Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor at 5AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 22°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 121 | 166 | 192 | 210 | 158 | 514 | 801 | 756 | 575 | 417 | 303 | 237 | 280 | 803 | 861 | 892 | 752 | 598 | 497 | 411 | 396 | 311 | 282 | 229 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:54AM2.24m | 2:11PM2.45m | 2:24AM2.46m | 2:41PM2.66m | 2:54AM2.64m | 3:11PM2.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:00AM0.50m | 8:20PM0.42m | 8:30AM0.28m | 8:50PM0.23m | 9:01AM0.10m | 9:20PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 83 | 95 | 91 | 93 | 75 | 51 | 39 | 34 | 37 | 115 | 164 | 132 | 236 | 803 | 861 | 892 | 752 | 598 | 497 | 411 | 396 | 311 | 282 | 229 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | NE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSW 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 5 | E 6 |
| kJ | 121 | 83 | 192 | 210 | 158 | 100 | 39 | 58 | 82 | 37 | 37 | 237 | 66 | 111 | 85 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SSW 14 | SSE 10 | E 8 | — | — | SSW 13 | NNE 7 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 7 | SSW 14 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | — | N 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 166 | 94 | 1 | — | — | 101 | 34 | 6 | 32 | 20 | 27 | 280 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 35 | 23 | 23 | 24 | — | 3 | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 98 | — | — | 132 | 127 | 514 | 801 | 756 | 575 | 417 | 303 | 53 | 60 | 56 | 58 | 56 | 50 | 50 | 39 | 29 | 47 | 60 | 31 | 40 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 7 | 795 | 795 | 1966 | 1168 | 641 | 586 | 583 | 419 | 797 | 1472 | 1199 | 17 | 797 | 755 | 755 | 131 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 583 | 1080 | 795 |
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