Backdoor 4 Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.28° S 151.57° E

Backdoor 4 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Backdoor 4 sea temperature is
18.7° C
0.4° 

Backdoor 4 surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 20s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 1AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)20s
Afternoon (14 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (14 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)17s

Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.5
WNW
3
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
15
0.3
S
11
1.8
S
7
2.5
S
9
3
S
11
3
S
10
2.4
S
9
2.2
S
8
2.1
S
8
2.1
S
8
2.2
S
7
2.4
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.3
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
13
13
10
7
8
5
14
23
5
18
22
293
949
2029
1570
937
675
565
510
521
710
809
642
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
30
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:13PM1.82m
8:03AM1.14m
8:04PM1.86m
8:55AM1.18m
8:54PM1.85m
9:44AM1.21m
Low Tide
2:06AM-0.02m
1:30PM0.24m
2:56AM-0.06m
2:23PM0.23m
3:43AM-0.06m
3:15PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:02
5:04
 mm
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
15
12
12
11
11
14
18
20
16
14
13
12
13
13
15
15
15
16
15
13
12
14
16
16
Feels °C
9
6
6
6
6
9
14
16
11
9
8
7
8
7
9
9
9
10
10
8
6
8
10
10
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