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Backdoors surfForecast / SA – Nullarbor / Australia
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
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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)
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12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Energy (?) | 753 | 724 | 979 | 936 | 535 | 520 | 1057 | 1179 | 1363 | 1383 | 1460 | 1417 | 1228 | 1037 | 1204 | 1042 | 895 | 747 | 683 | 683 | 558 | 449 | 403 | 202 | 165 | 165 | 171 | 164 | 236 | 350 | 638 | 1320 | 1305 | 1415 | 1433 | 1123 | 1096 | 991 | 1087 | 952 | 799 | 767 | 757 | 598 | 590 | 513 | 440 | 366 | 361 | 317 | 327 | 277 | 261 | 345 | 257 | 635 | 595 | 557 | 557 | 603 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | on | cross- 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 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Temp. °C | 28 | 28 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C (?) | 23 | 27 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
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