Backdoor 4 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (06 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 8PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (06 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	10s
Evening (06 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	10s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Thu morning).
	Mon 6				Tuesday 7								Wednesday 8								Thu 9
	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	7 AM	10 AM
Rating (10 max)	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	4	4	4	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SE 11	SSE 9	ESE 12	SSE 11	SE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	1658	1700	1673	1832	1868	2060	2159	2349	2664	2904	2766	2586	2330	2170	1836	1536	1169	1227	723	835	909	831	560	499
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	SW	SW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	12:42PM1.19m				00:21AM1.30m					1:34PM1.25m				1:18AM1.20m				2:29PM1.33m				2:25AM1.12m
Low Tide			6:22PM0.52m				6:59AM0.22m					7:29PM0.53m				7:46AM0.24m				8:44PM0.49m				8:39AM0.27m


	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—
	—	4:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	5:00
mm	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	—	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	3	2
Temp °C	15	16	16	16	15	15	14	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	14	15	15	15	15	14	12	12	13
Feels °C	9	10	11	11	11	10	9	11	10	10	10	11	11	12	11	11	12	11	11	11	11	9	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 14	E 14	E 13	E 13	—	—	—	SE 14	—	—	—	—	S 16	S 16	ESE 15	SE 11	SE 10	SE 11	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	SE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	16	14	14	13	—	—	—	317	—	—	—	—	20	19	84	1536	1169	1227	545	835	573	831	455	428
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 14	E 14	E 14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	S 16	ESE 12	SSE 11	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11
kJ	15	15	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	220	427	265	5	710	541	206	560	499
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 23	S 23	S 18
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	5	4	4	11	11	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	—	—	—	SSE 9	SSE 11	SSE 11	—	—	—
kJ	1658	1700	1673	1832	1868	2060	2159	2349	2664	2904	2766	2586	2330	2170	1836	—	—	—	723	655	909	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	5	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	248	176	176	169	1	1	1	0	52	141	141	176	141	45	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)					4	4	4	4							4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	7	7	8	9	8	8	8	7	5	5	5	7	5	5	7	7	5	7	5	5	5	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	7	5	9	8	8	8	7	5	5	5	5	7	9	9	9	8	7	8	9	9	9	9

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