Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (12 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 12AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm June 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 31 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 32 | 20 | 58 | 44 | 41 | 47 | 73 | 75 | 84 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:56PM1.51m | 5:11AM1.16m | 5:45PM1.63m | 6:15AM1.16m | 6:35PM1.74m | 7:15AM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:25PM0.31m | 11:06AM0.21m | 00:24AM0.18m | 11:58AM0.21m | 1:21AM0.06m | 12:49PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SSE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 35 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 14 | 20 | 32 | 44 | 41 | 47 | 73 | 75 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 19 | 31 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 26 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 14 | S 5 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 16 | — | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | ENE 7 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 7 | 26 | 29 | 22 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 32 | 6 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 139 | 53 | 84 | 117 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 119 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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