Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (27 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 6PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am June 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
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 19mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tue 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 72 | 99 | 114 | 131 | 171 | 180 | 215 | 197 | 193 | 189 | 176 | 171 | 175 | 207 | 175 | 130 | 126 | 122 | 104 | 96 | 101 | 99 | 86 | 84 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:25AM0.96m | 6:33PM1.50m | 7:11AM0.98m | 7:12PM1.54m | 7:53AM1.00m | 7:51PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:50AM0.42m | 1:26AM0.29m | 12:33PM0.41m | 2:05AM0.25m | 1:14PM0.40m | 2:43AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 |
 | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | 4:55 |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 72 | 99 | 114 | 131 | 171 | 180 | 215 | 197 | 193 | 189 | 176 | 42 | 43 | 207 | 175 | 130 | 126 | 122 | 104 | 96 | 101 | 99 | 86 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 8 | SE 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 70 | 34 | 23 | 24 | 54 | 53 | 34 | 58 | 57 | 50 | 48 | 37 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 8 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 18 | SSE 8 | SE 15 | ESE 14 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | — | — | S 9 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 19 | S 18 | E 10 | S 11 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 |
| kJ | 23 | 37 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 53 | 52 | 46 | 42 | 38 | — | — | 7 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 26 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 54 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 171 | 175 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 46 | 37 | 2 | 2 |
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