Backdoor 4 Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.28° S 151.57° E

Backdoor 4 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Backdoor 4 sea temperature is
18.4° C
0.1° 

Backdoor 4 surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 4AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (24 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (24 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
4
3
!
!
3
2
3
1
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
1.8
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.9
S
12
2
S
13
2.2
S
14
2.1
S
13
2
S
12
1.8
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
62
44
42
587
600
533
610
1054
1265
1811
1439
1111
826
585
416
358
403
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NE
15
NNW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-off
High Tide
4:06AM0.89m
4:36PM1.36m
5:13AM0.89m
5:27PM1.40m
Low Tide
10:38PM0.50m
9:37AM0.49m
11:38PM0.44m
10:34AM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
 mm
Temp °C
15
12
10
9
8
10
13
13
13
13
10
7
7
10
16
18
17
16
Feels °C
8
5
3
3
2
5
9
9
11
10
6
2
3
6
13
15
13
13
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