Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (05 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 6PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am June 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Mon 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 33 | 1618 | 2547 | 2597 | 2500 | 2750 | 2091 | 1357 | 1026 | 826 | 627 | 553 | 440 | 449 | 397 | 325 | 311 | 269 | 230 | 194 | 158 | 109 | 109 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:41AM0.99m | 11:22PM1.42m | 12:32PM1.01m | 00:07AM1.37m | 1:27PM1.06m | 00:57AM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:39AM0.26m | 4:53PM0.53m | 6:21AM0.27m | 5:45PM0.57m | 7:05AM0.26m | 6:48PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 |
 | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | 4:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 33 | 33 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 2178 | 1664 | 1357 | 1026 | 826 | 627 | 553 | 440 | 449 | 397 | 325 | 311 | 269 | 230 | 194 | 158 | 109 | 109 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 19 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 42 | 127 | 109 | 68 | 40 | 20 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 18 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 23 | 60 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SSW 8 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 210 | 389 | 1618 | 2547 | 2597 | 2500 | 2750 | 2091 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 218 | 248 | 169 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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