Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 8AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the NW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 74 | 69 | 57 | 52 | 72 | 51 | 68 | 49 | 50 | 48 | 47 | 48 | 46 | 41 | 50 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 138 | 138 | 173 | 280 | 300 | 450 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 2:10AM1.03m | 2:58PM1.44m | 3:35AM0.98m | 4:07PM1.52m | 4:56AM1.00m | 5:11PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:05AM0.36m | 9:51PM0.38m | 9:15AM0.39m | 11:06PM0.28m | 10:26AM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 8 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 74 | 69 | 57 | 48 | 72 | 51 | 68 | 49 | 50 | 48 | 47 | 48 | 46 | 41 | 50 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 138 | 138 | 173 | 180 | 3 | 316 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 6 | SSE 8 | E 15 | S 8 |
| kJ | 25 | 23 | 36 | 52 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 22 | 28 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | E 14 |
| kJ | 18 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 19 | 26 | 34 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 31 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 2 | — | NNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 25 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 21 | 20 | — | 280 | 300 | 450 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 92 | 72 | 99 | 37 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 338 | 46 |
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