Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 11AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 7 | E 14 | ESE 7 | E 13 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 106 | 51 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 36 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 39 | 42 | 51 | 68 | 84 | 98 | 133 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 11:09PM1.35m | 12:01PM1.32m | 11:57PM1.24m | 12:52PM1.35m | 00:55AM1.12m | 1:51PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:35AM0.19m | 6:03PM0.43m | 6:16AM0.25m | 7:10PM0.45m | 7:05AM0.31m | 8:28PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | ESE 7 | E 7 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 |
| kJ | 106 | 51 | 25 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 51 | 68 | 84 | 98 | 133 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 10 | ESE 7 | SSE 10 | ESE 7 | E 13 | S 8 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 5 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 9 | SSW 5 | E 12 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 11 | 11 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 36 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 39 | 42 | 9 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | NE 5 | ENE 4 | ESE 7 | SSE 10 | E 14 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | E 11 | S 9 | SE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | E 18 | NE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 5 | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | SW 5 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 5 | WNW 3 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 9 | — | — | 15 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 35 | — | — | 11 | 21 | 1 | 20 | 20 | — | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 526 | 285 | 218 | 84 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 117 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 73 | 27 | 37 |
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