Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (06 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 2PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am June 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jun) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tue 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1343 | 1115 | 813 | 627 | 565 | 505 | 459 | 441 | 372 | 311 | 263 | 230 | 194 | 158 | 134 | 109 | 105 | 86 | 63 | 71 | 50 | 86 | 48 | 48 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 12:32PM1.01m | 00:07AM1.37m | 1:27PM1.06m | 00:57AM1.31m | 2:21PM1.15m | 1:54AM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:21AM0.27m | 5:45PM0.57m | 7:05AM0.26m | 6:48PM0.59m | 7:49AM0.25m | 7:58PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 |
 | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | 4:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 1343 | 1115 | 813 | 627 | 565 | 505 | 459 | 441 | 372 | 311 | 263 | 230 | 194 | 158 | 134 | 109 | 105 | 86 | 63 | 71 | 50 | 35 | 34 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 17 | S 14 | S 17 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 19 | S 19 | S 16 | SE 8 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 49 | 61 | 137 | 113 | 68 | 38 | 21 | 29 | 28 | 46 | 34 | 49 | 50 | 86 | 48 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | E 9 | S 18 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 24 | 7 | 60 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 46 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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