Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (12 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with S 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 7PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| 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 ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | S 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 61 | 27 | 68 | 43 | 58 | 42 | 82 | 80 | 86 | 88 | 78 | 84 | 190 | 249 | 230 | 189 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:45PM1.63m | 6:15AM1.16m | 6:35PM1.74m | 7:15AM1.16m | 7:25PM1.82m | 8:13AM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:06AM0.21m | 00:24AM0.18m | 11:58AM0.21m | 1:21AM0.06m | 12:49PM0.22m | 2:16AM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
 | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 10 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 14 | 43 | 58 | 42 | 82 | 80 | 86 | 88 | 78 | 84 | 78 | 76 | 76 | 189 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 19 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | — | 15 | 11 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 76 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 5 | S 5 | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | S 20 | S 13 | S 19 |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 2 | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 8 | 3 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 7 | NE 3 | ENE 7 | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — |
| kJ | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 61 | 2 | 68 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 15 | 61 | 190 | 249 | 230 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 3 | 84 | 117 | 84 | 208 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 99 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 118 | 130 |
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