Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 5PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed morning, light winds from the SSE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 11 | S 7 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 671 | 1522 | 1459 | 951 | 686 | 593 | 544 | 572 | 674 | 603 | 396 | 270 | 193 | 131 | 106 | 97 | 74 | 123 | 113 | 186 | 143 | 167 | 204 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:55AM1.18m | 8:54PM1.85m | 9:44AM1.21m | 9:42PM1.79m | 10:32AM1.23m | 10:29PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:23PM0.23m | 3:43AM-0.06m | 3:15PM0.24m | 4:28AM-0.02m | 4:07PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 |
 | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | 5:05 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 396 | 270 | 193 | 131 | 106 | 97 | 74 | 81 | 113 | 117 | 143 | 79 | 78 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 6 | S 8 | S 22 | S 21 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 25 | 25 | 55 | 25 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 31 | 72 | 23 | 27 | 20 | 9 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | E 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 | S 8 | S 11 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 13 | 5 | 57 | 58 | 56 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 7 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 6 | ESE 7 | S 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 154 | 671 | 1522 | 1459 | 951 | 686 | 593 | 544 | 572 | 674 | 603 | 50 | 68 | 66 | 64 | 66 | 85 | 64 | 123 | 39 | 186 | 25 | 167 | 204 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 135 | 169 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 0 | 48 | 169 | 139 | 248 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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