Backdoors surfForecast / SA – Nullarbor / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 24 Feb 2026 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
20.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Backdoors today?

The current surf forecast for Backdoors at 12PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:30am February 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (24 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (24 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
2
SSW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
Period(s) (?)141414141414141414141414131414141414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8997916965961461623632632614605588579511518464464410404350345290239231224
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:07PM
1.02
2:25AM
0.84
4:10PM
0.89
1:37AM
0.91
3:40PM
0.75
1:12AM
1.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:18AM
0.07
9:41PM
0.57
9:07AM
0.09
8:47PM
0.68
8:49AM
0.11
7:23PM
0.64
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
Sunrise-7:22-------7:22-------7:24------
Sunset----8:19-------8:17-------8:16---
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171717171717171716171818181717171719202019192022
Feels °C (?)12121110101111119101112121111111316171716171823
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