Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 9PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NW 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 100 | 123 | 184 | 93 | 72 | 57 | 45 | 34 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:49PM1.28m | 2:17AM0.88m | 2:54PM1.27m | 3:41AM0.86m | 4:01PM1.29m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:46PM0.53m | 7:49AM0.53m | 10:05PM0.51m | 8:59AM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 29 | 18 | 6 | 127 | 93 | 72 | 57 | 45 | 34 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 13 | — | S 13 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 5 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | NW 3 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 41 | 100 | 123 | 184 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 111 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 101 | 101 | 134 | 208 | 208 | 208 | 167 | 285 | 338 | 52 | 84 |
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