Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (02 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 7AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (02 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (02 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 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. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu morning, calm by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | WNW 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 131 | 131 | 129 | 112 | 95 | 78 | 67 | 51 | 50 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 49 | 472 | 396 | 307 | 230 | 279 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | off |
High Tide | 9:50AM1.05m | 9:42PM1.56m | 10:29AM1.07m | 10:18PM1.52m | 11:11AM1.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:56AM0.19m | 3:12PM0.40m | 4:31AM0.19m | 3:52PM0.43m | 5:06AM0.19m | 4:36PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 131 | 129 | 112 | 95 | 78 | 67 | 51 | 50 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 12 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 73 | 67 | 107 | 472 | 396 | 307 | 230 | 167 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ESE 7 | E 10 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 22 | 22 | 49 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | E 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | ENE 9 | E 8 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | — | 3 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | N 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | W 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | S 8 |
| kJ | 131 | 8 | 21 | 28 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 28 | 60 | 12 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 279 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 72 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 46 | 14 | 151 | 169 | 208 | 63 | 151 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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