Backdoors surfForecast / SA – Nullarbor / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 25 Nov 2025 ACDT
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Backdoors surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Backdoors sea temperature is
18.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Backdoors today?

The current surf forecast for Backdoors at 6AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am November 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (25 Nov)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (25 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

Table - waves today at Backdoors. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.7
WSW
2
WSW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2.4
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
Period(s) (?)121256714101313121112121212121212111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)232232409160626455290411191256127216381010864760747826396338326231217184
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:50AM
1.33
2:34PM
0.74
3:20AM
1.24
2:57PM
0.66
3:55AM
1.11
3:13PM
0.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:26AM
0.26
8:20PM
0.10
10:05AM
0.35
8:38PM
0.21
11:07AM
0.45
8:43PM
0.34
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Sunrise--6:24-------6:24-------6:24-----
Sunset------8:22-------8:23-------8:24-
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171717182019181717161617171817171716161718181817
Feels °C (?)151416151714151412101012111211131313141516151513
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