Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 4PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 248 | 210 | 210 | 205 | 156 | 156 | 153 | 119 | 119 | 116 | 92 | 92 | 82 | 62 | 44 | 42 | 372 | 683 | 522 | 561 | 1019 | 776 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:45PM1.31m | 2:53AM0.93m | 3:42PM1.32m | 4:06AM0.89m | 4:36PM1.36m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:53AM0.39m | 9:26PM0.53m | 8:42AM0.45m | 10:38PM0.50m | 9:37AM0.49m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 248 | 210 | 210 | 205 | 156 | 156 | 153 | 119 | 119 | 116 | 92 | 92 | 82 | 62 | 44 | 42 | 372 | 474 | 522 | 561 | 1019 | 776 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 14 |
| kJ | 31 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 40 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 411 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 6 | SE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 18 | SSE 18 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 12 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 110 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | — | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | S 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | — | 14 | 90 | 201 | 192 | 528 | 683 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 123 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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