Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (12 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- 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 6PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| 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 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 6 | S 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 23 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 42 | 21 | 83 | 58 | 44 | 82 | 75 | 82 | 76 | 76 | 80 | 86 | 244 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:11AM1.16m | 5:45PM1.63m | 6:15AM1.16m | 6:35PM1.74m | 7:15AM1.16m | 7:25PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 |
 | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | 4:52 |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SSE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 20 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 14 | 21 | 39 | 58 | 44 | 82 | 75 | 82 | 76 | 76 | 80 | 86 | 80 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 24 | 23 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 14 | S 5 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 10 | S 19 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | NE 4 | NE 6 | — | NNW 2 | NW 2 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 20 | 28 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | 12 | 83 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 52 | 244 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 117 | 84 | 208 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 111 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 118 |
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