Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (25 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 3AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (25 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 517 | 659 | 494 | 368 | 329 | 186 | 311 | 250 | 218 | 189 | 159 | 91 | 96 | 93 | 98 | 107 | 113 | 66 | 72 | 68 | 84 | 95 | 129 | 160 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:26PM1.36m | 4:37AM0.98m | 5:11PM1.41m | 5:34AM0.96m | 5:53PM1.46m | 6:25AM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:05PM0.47m | 10:22AM0.40m | 11:59PM0.41m | 11:06AM0.42m | 00:44AM0.35m | 11:50AM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | S 9 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | 1 | 368 | 329 | 186 | 311 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 159 | 91 | 83 | 93 | 98 | 107 | 113 | 64 | 72 | 68 | 84 | 95 | 33 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 8 | S 15 | E 8 | S 14 | SSE 7 | S 13 | — | NE 9 | E 8 | S 10 | S 7 | S 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SE 12 | S 18 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 18 | 39 | 19 | 78 | 78 | 69 | 52 | 66 | 64 | 68 | 67 | 44 | 22 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | E 9 | S 14 | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | NE 9 | S 10 | NE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | E 8 | SSE 11 | S 19 | S 19 | SE 12 | S 18 | E 16 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 27 | 23 | 25 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 517 | 659 | 494 | — | 68 | 91 | — | 250 | 218 | 189 | 88 | — | 96 | — | — | — | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | 129 | 160 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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