Surf Forecast Surf Report

Backdoors surfForecast / SA – Nullarbor / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Friday 02 May 2025 ACST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
19.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


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) & DateWave HeightWave Period
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)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
1.3
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
2
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
2
SW
2
SW
2
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
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Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)209287236212209229209206203125114109108835774962154106211065204219491548151129853097200916321568130812731155153697012001140106811231220147416021568164716691692169215471421130812291123899787706573573485410548
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
30
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
30
NNE
30
N
35
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
20
NW
20
NNW
15
WSW
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SE
5
SSE
5
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
SSE
15
SE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
crosscross-
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--
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Rain (mm)
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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