Backdoors Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Nullarbor, Australia)
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Backdoors Spot ID
Type: reef
Reliability: inconsistent
Best: Swell SW | Wind NNE
Sea Temperature Today is: 19.3 °C
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7:30AM | 10:30AM | 1:30PM | 4:30PM | |
Wave (m) |
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Period (s) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
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Wind State | cross | cross- on |
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Backdoors in Nullarbor is an exposed reef break that only works once in a while. Winter is the favoured time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds are from the north northeast. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the southwest. There is a right hand reef break. Best around low tide. Sometimes crowded. Watch out for rocks, sharks and isolation.
Tide Times:
At Backdoors (0 km).
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Backdoors Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At Ceduna Airport, 68 km from Backdoors.
light winds from the SE![]() km/h | Air temperature 12 °C |
Overall Backdoors Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in December
Surf photos from
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Use this relief map to navigate to SA - Nullarbor surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Backdoors
Wave buoys nearest to Backdoors:
- Closest wave buoy345 mi
- Second closest wave buoy958 mi
- Third closest wave buoy1025 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy1040 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy1054 mi
Tide stations nearest to Backdoors:
- Closest tide stationPort Eyre32 mi
- Second closest tide stationSaint Francis Island34 mi
- Third closest tide stationThevenard40 mi
- Fourth closest tide stationBlanche Port85 mi
- Fifth closest tide stationPearson Island147 mi
Airports
- The nearest passenger airport to Backdoors is Woomera Airport (UMR) in Australia, which is 379 km (235 miles) away (directly).
- The second closest airport to Backdoors is Adelaide International Airport (ADL), also in Australia, 604 km (375 miles) away.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Backdoors, SA - Nullarbor. Use the tab navigation above to view Backdoors sea temperature, Backdoors photographs, Backdoors detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Backdoors webcams, current wind from SA - Nullarbor live weather stations and Backdoors tide predictions. The Australia swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Australia and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Australia wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Backdoors.