Surf Forecast Surf Report

Backdoors surfForecast / SA – Nullarbor / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Friday 18 Apr 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
20.5° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Backdoors today?

The current surf forecast for Backdoors at 8PM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)--
Afternoon (18 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (18 Apr)5ft (1.5m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.6
WSW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
0.9
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
1.3
SSW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
1
SW
0.7
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)151515151514141414141313131313121212121212121111151515141919141717171716161616161515151414141414141414141413161615151516
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)75372497993653552010571179136313831460141712281037120410428957476836835584494032021651651711642363506381320130514151433112310969911087952799767757598590513440366361317327277261345257635595557557603
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
5
N
20
WSW
25
SW
10
W
15
WNW
25
WSW
35
SW
35
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SW
35
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
20
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
E
10
E
15
E
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
N
15
WNW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
SSW
50
S
45
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
ononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:07PM
1.31
1:43AM
0.81
2:32PM
1.19
1:37AM
0.70
2:58PM
1.03
12:14AM
0.64
3:16PM
0.84
9:27PM
0.80
12:51PM
0.70
10:16PM
0.97
11:38AM
0.78
10:49PM
1.09
11:33AM
0.94
11:20PM
1.14
11:45AM
1.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:30PM
0.27
7:38AM
0.07
8:58PM
0.43
7:39AM
0.17
9:35PM
0.61
7:06AM
0.25
7:18PM
0.79
5:52AM
0.25
4:17PM
0.63
5:24AM
0.17
4:43PM
0.42
5:27AM
0.11
5:14PM
0.24
5:38AM
0.07
5:47PM
0.09
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Sunrise-------7:01-------7:01-------7:01-------7:03-------7:03-------7:03-------7:05----
Sunset--6:14-------6:13-------6:12-------6:10-------6:08-------6:07-------6:07-------6:06-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C282823201919181818181717171617171717171717161717171717161615151516161616161515141717161616161618221819181717171617161616
Feels °C (?)23271918191815121112101010119111112111113121313131212121212121212121212121213121514131314141313171315151415889101011
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