Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (04 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 8PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 426 | 220 | 202 | 196 | 148 | 870 | 1557 | 2653 | 2395 | 1873 | 3913 | 2993 | 2496 | 1841 | 1650 | 1480 | 1384 | 1412 | 1522 | 1492 | 1594 | 1673 | 1724 | 2023 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:11AM1.10m | 10:54PM1.46m | 11:55AM1.14m | 11:35PM1.39m | 12:42PM1.19m | 00:21AM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:36PM0.46m | 5:41AM0.19m | 5:25PM0.50m | 6:18AM0.20m | 6:22PM0.52m | 6:59AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 14 | E 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | — |
| kJ | 426 | 220 | 202 | 196 | 148 | 614 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 1162 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 7 | — | — | ENE 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 14 | E 13 | — | E 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 74 | 47 | 47 | 134 | 10 | — | — | 13 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | — | 14 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 12 | E 11 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 870 | 1557 | 2653 | 2395 | 1873 | 3913 | 2993 | 2496 | 1841 | 1650 | 1480 | 1384 | 1412 | 1522 | 1492 | 1594 | 1673 | 1724 | 2023 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 135 | 52 | 285 | 351 | 285 | 285 | 248 | 248 | 248 | 215 | 176 | 176 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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