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Backdoors surfForecast / SA – Nullarbor / Australia
How big are the waves at Backdoors today?
The current surf forecast for Backdoors at 8PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
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Morning (02 May) | - | - |
Afternoon (02 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Evening (02 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Backdoors. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Period(s) (?) | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Energy (?) | 209 | 287 | 236 | 212 | 209 | 229 | 209 | 206 | 203 | 125 | 114 | 109 | 108 | 83 | 57 | 74 | 96 | 215 | 410 | 621 | 1065 | 2042 | 1949 | 1548 | 1511 | 2985 | 3097 | 2009 | 1632 | 1568 | 1308 | 1273 | 1155 | 1536 | 970 | 1200 | 1140 | 1068 | 1123 | 1220 | 1474 | 1602 | 1568 | 1647 | 1669 | 1692 | 1692 | 1547 | 1421 | 1308 | 1229 | 1123 | 899 | 787 | 706 | 573 | 573 | 485 | 410 | 548 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:50PM 1.24 | 12:42AM 0.80 | 2:03PM 1.12 | 12:44AM 0.79 | 2:11PM 1.00 | 12:35AM 0.76 | 2:06PM 0.87 | 11:52PM 0.72 | 1:15PM 0.78 | 10:55PM 0.75 | 11:56AM 0.80 | 10:42PM 0.81 | 11:24AM 0.92 | 10:53PM 0.87 | 11:23AM 1.05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:00PM 0.45 | 7:00AM 0.01 | 8:04PM 0.51 | 7:09AM 0.11 | 8:03PM 0.56 | 7:04AM 0.23 | 7:39PM 0.61 | 6:26AM 0.33 | 6:17PM 0.61 | 5:27AM 0.34 | 5:21PM 0.52 | 5:00AM 0.28 | 5:17PM 0.40 | 4:59AM 0.20 | 5:31PM 0.28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 02 | Saturday 03 | Sunday 04 | Monday 05 | Tuesday 06 | Wednesday 07 | Thursday 08 | Friday 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - |
Sunset | - | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Temp. °C | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C (?) | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
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