Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (29 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 1PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am June 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (29 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thu 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | SE 7 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 17 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 16 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 119 | 110 | 96 | 112 | 65 | 54 | 61 | 66 | 53 | 66 | 52 | 45 | 52 | 39 | 27 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 36 | 167 | 195 | 96 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:53AM1.00m | 7:51PM1.57m | 8:32AM1.02m | 8:29PM1.58m | 9:11AM1.03m | 9:06PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:14PM0.40m | 2:43AM0.22m | 1:54PM0.39m | 3:20AM0.20m | 2:33PM0.39m | 3:56AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 |
 | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | 4:57 |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 119 | 110 | 96 | 86 | 65 | 54 | 50 | 38 | 31 | 39 | 29 | 21 | 25 | 39 | 27 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 72 | 120 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 17 | S 17 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | S 16 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 53 | 52 | 30 | 22 | 45 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 11 | S 18 | S 18 | S 11 | S 17 | S 17 | S 10 | ESE 9 | S 17 | S 16 | E 10 | S 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 12 | S 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 26 | 25 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 17 | 49 | 46 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | N 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 112 | 28 | 46 | 61 | 66 | 53 | 66 | 52 | 30 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 36 | 167 | 195 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 27 | 46 | 72 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 430 | 231 | 3 | 42 | 32 |
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