Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (15 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 8AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | S 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 268 | 346 | 330 | 258 | 113 | 80 | 78 | 106 | 111 | 151 | 165 | 177 | 190 | 166 | 144 | 158 | 205 | 209 | 186 | 173 | 169 | 166 | 166 | 179 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:13AM1.16m | 8:16PM1.87m | 9:08AM1.15m | 9:07PM1.86m | 10:03AM1.14m | 9:59PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:16AM-0.02m | 1:41PM0.23m | 3:09AM-0.06m | 2:33PM0.25m | 4:03AM-0.06m | 3:26PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 62 | 61 | 61 | 258 | 113 | 71 | 78 | 106 | 111 | 151 | 165 | 177 | 190 | 147 | 144 | 158 | 205 | 209 | 186 | 173 | 169 | 166 | 166 | 179 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 19 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 7 | 65 | 64 | 80 | 37 | 26 | 18 | 30 | 28 | 99 | 85 | 166 | 106 | 103 | 97 | 87 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 76 | 49 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 20 | S 13 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | S 16 | S 15 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 8 | 3 | 27 | 25 | 33 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 78 | 68 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 19 | 13 | — | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 268 | 346 | 330 | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 151 | 135 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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