Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 4AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 17 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 273 | 246 | 189 | 181 | 148 | 209 | 229 | 163 | 204 | 246 | 185 | 178 | 128 | 116 | 111 | 88 | 88 | 105 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:01PM1.55m | 10:39AM1.38m | 10:43PM1.39m | 11:21AM1.37m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:26AM0.10m | 4:39PM0.29m | 5:00AM0.19m | 5:30PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 7 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 102 | 96 | 93 | 128 | 148 | 147 | 229 | 163 | 204 | 246 | 185 | 118 | 111 | 108 | 91 | 88 | 74 | 52 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 17 | ENE 10 | S 12 | S 17 | S 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 18 | 19 | 19 | 94 | 19 | 26 | 148 | 69 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 178 | 128 | 116 | 111 | 80 | 52 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | — | — | ENE 10 | — | ENE 10 | S 12 | SSW 9 | ENE 10 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | 19 | — | 20 | 27 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 22 | 63 | 56 | 53 | 75 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 273 | 246 | 189 | 181 | 125 | 209 | — | — | 66 | 66 | 118 | — | — | — | — | — | 88 | 105 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 169 | 141 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 0 |
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