Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (26 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 10PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the W by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 841 | 649 | 545 | 452 | 371 | 349 | 282 | 235 | 194 | 190 | 143 | 111 | 108 | 63 | 42 | 41 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:12PM1.46m | 6:53AM0.97m | 6:54PM1.52m | 7:33AM1.02m | 7:32PM1.57m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:27AM0.47m | 1:07AM0.32m | 12:15PM0.43m | 1:44AM0.26m | 12:57PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 841 | 649 | 545 | 452 | 371 | 349 | 282 | 235 | 194 | 190 | 143 | 111 | 108 | 63 | 42 | 41 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 15 | SE 15 | NE 4 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 15 | — | E 13 | S 16 | S 17 | E 13 | SE 14 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 16 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | S 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | — | NNE 4 | — | NW 2 | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | 9 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 99 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 53 | 3 | 3 |
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