Backdoor 4 Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.28° S 151.57° E

Backdoor 4 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Backdoor 4 sea temperature is
17.9° C
0.5° 

Backdoor 4 surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 6AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (06 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s

Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
12
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.8
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
9
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.6
S
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.6
S
8
0.4
E
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
E
8
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
39
35
30
45
91
112
126
99
66
56
52
52
55
50
49
49
48
48
32
42
21
35
60
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
5
W
10
E
15
ENE
20
NE
20
N
10
NW
10
W
10
W
5
W
10
E
10
ESE
5
E
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
0
NNW
10
E
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
on
High Tide
00:55AM1.12m
1:51PM1.39m
2:10AM1.03m
2:58PM1.44m
3:35AM0.98m
4:07PM1.52m
Low Tide
7:05AM0.31m
8:28PM0.44m
8:05AM0.36m
9:51PM0.38m
9:15AM0.39m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:17
5:19
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
10
12
13
14
14
13
11
10
9
12
14
14
14
14
12
12
10
12
13
14
15
14
Feels °C
5
6
6
10
10
10
9
8
7
6
6
9
10
10
12
12
9
9
8
11
11
10
11
10
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