Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoors today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoors at 2PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:30am October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Backdoors. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the E by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 183 | 217 | 251 | 418 | 502 | 653 | 612 | 597 | 566 | 551 | 869 | 974 | 1006 | 965 | 379 | 368 | 308 | 295 | 286 | 374 | 374 | 374 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:08PM0.75m | 3:26AM0.94m | 1:07PM0.71m | 3:01AM0.79m | 11:35AM0.79m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:22AM0.48m | 8:22PM0.20m | 9:15AM0.62m | 7:48PM0.28m | 7:15AM0.69m | 6:43PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 19 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 183 | 217 | 251 | 418 | 502 | 653 | 612 | 597 | 566 | 551 | — | — | — | — | 379 | 368 | 308 | 295 | 286 | 374 | 374 | 374 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | N 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 22 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | 46 | 31 | 32 | 22 | 22 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 23 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 54 | 21 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 4 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 869 | 974 | 1006 | 965 | 72 | 66 | 65 | 3 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 66 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 401 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 302 | 649 | 651 | 641 | 401 | 401 | 431 | 506 | 491 | 551 | 0 | 243 | 491 | 551 | 547 | 489 |
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