Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.10° S 132.98° E

Backdoors WaveFinder

Issued: 3 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Backdoors sea temperature is
17.4°C
1.3° 

Backdoors surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Backdoors surf forecast from 9 Oct 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Sunday 11 Oct, 4AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period, SW swell with offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Monday 12 Oct, 1AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period, SSW swell with 3,685 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 10 Oct, 4AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Backdoors this week:

The surf forecast for Backdoors over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Oct 10) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 1.4m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Backdoors in the next 16 days are 2.5m 16s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Oct 12) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Oct 15) at 4AM.

Wave TypeTime (ACDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 4AM (Sat 10th Oct)3.5ft (1.1m) 15s
Best Surf 4AM (Sun 11th Oct)7ft (2.1m) 15s
Most Powerful 1AM (Mon 12th Oct)8ft (2.5m) 16s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Backdoors over the next 16 days.


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