Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoors today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoors at 7AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Backdoors. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Mon night, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1172 | 1107 | 886 | 1642 | 1470 | 1453 | 1252 | 1017 | 909 | 897 | 710 | 692 | 350 | 355 | 1061 | 1147 | 1123 | 553 | 620 | 692 | 1171 | 1094 | 1170 | 1307 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:34AM1.23m | 1:40PM1.24m | 1:55AM1.26m | 1:54PM1.12m | 2:17AM1.24m | 2:01PM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:36AM-0.03m | 7:45PM-0.04m | 8:01AM0.06m | 7:57PM-0.01m | 8:24AM0.19m | 8:04PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 15 | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1172 | 1107 | 886 | 1642 | 1470 | 1453 | 1252 | 1017 | 909 | 897 | 710 | 692 | 350 | 355 | — | — | — | 553 | 620 | 692 | 1171 | 1094 | 1079 | 1307 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | — | SW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 162 | — | 531 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 307 | 307 | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 4 | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 5 | SW 6 | — | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | 7 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 14 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 1061 | 1147 | 1123 | 40 | 43 | — | 1105 | 1094 | 1170 | 1179 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 553 | 649 | 1287 | 1227 | 510 | 1045 | 551 | 1035 | 940 | 551 | 1093 | 510 | 1045 | 1045 | 1227 |
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