Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 5AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 17 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 142 | 134 | 91 | 207 | 240 | 235 | 225 | 270 | 279 | 277 | 187 | 152 | 148 | 175 | 198 | 88 | 80 | 130 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:19PM1.68m | 9:58AM1.36m | 10:01PM1.55m | 10:39AM1.38m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:50AM0.03m | 3:50PM0.23m | 4:26AM0.10m | 4:39PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 7 | SSE 6 | S 17 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 142 | 134 | 91 | 207 | 240 | 235 | 225 | 62 | 102 | 96 | 93 | 152 | 123 | 147 | 33 | 74 | 78 | 130 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 19 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 17 | S 17 | S 12 | S 17 | S 8 | S 12 | S 18 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 44 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 65 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 94 | 148 | 26 | 95 | 33 | 67 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 16 | ENE 10 | S 17 | S 19 | S 19 | ENE 10 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 9 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 41 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 29 | 29 | 18 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 19 | 19 | 20 | 27 | 69 | 25 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 270 | 279 | 277 | 187 | — | — | 175 | 198 | 88 | 80 | 68 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 169 | 141 | 21 | 52 |
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