Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (06 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 5AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4212 | 3254 | 2541 | 2035 | 1798 | 1765 | 1620 | 1658 | 1626 | 1673 | 1868 | 2060 | 2242 | 2349 | 2799 | 2992 | 2852 | 2667 | 2330 | 2170 | 1942 | 1630 | 1467 | 1340 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:35PM1.39m | 12:42PM1.19m | 00:21AM1.30m | 1:34PM1.25m | 1:18AM1.20m | 2:29PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:25PM0.50m | 6:18AM0.20m | 6:22PM0.52m | 6:59AM0.22m | 7:29PM0.53m | 7:46AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | — | — | — | SE 14 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 13 | — | — | — | 301 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 60 | 123 | 342 | 1467 | 1340 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | 408 | 249 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 4212 | 3254 | 2541 | 2035 | 1798 | 1765 | 1620 | 1658 | 1626 | 1673 | 1868 | 2060 | 2242 | 2349 | 2799 | 2992 | 2852 | 2667 | 2330 | 2170 | 1942 | 1630 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 285 | 285 | 285 | 325 | 303 | 248 | 215 | 176 | 176 | 169 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 52 | 141 | 176 | 141 | 141 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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