Backdoor 4 Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.28° S 151.57° E

Backdoor 4 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Backdoor 4 sea temperature is
18.3° C
0.0° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 12AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)--
Afternoon (29 Jul)--
Evening (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed morning, light winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
!
3
3
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
9
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.7
S
12
2.5
S
11
2
S
10
1.8
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
2
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
21
13
13
24
23
21
5
4
4
4
138
1612
753
549
425
365
1132
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
30
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:32PM1.57m
8:10AM1.07m
8:08PM1.60m
8:46AM1.11m
8:43PM1.60m
Low Tide
2:19AM0.21m
1:38PM0.36m
2:52AM0.17m
2:16PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:13
 mm
Temp °C
18
14
12
12
12
16
17
17
15
11
10
9
9
10
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
13
9
8
8
7
10
9
10
9
5
5
4
5
6
9
8
9
10
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