Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (15 Aug):
- 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 (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 8PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 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 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 17 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 263 | 257 | 279 | 246 | 166 | 149 | 148 | 159 | 222 | 158 | 186 | 198 | 189 | 178 | 128 | 116 | 111 | 96 | 96 | 124 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:01PM1.55m | 10:39AM1.38m | 10:43PM1.39m | 11:21AM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:50PM0.23m | 4:26AM0.10m | 4:39PM0.29m | 5:00AM0.19m | 5:30PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | |  | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 7 | S 17 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | S 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 263 | 62 | 102 | 96 | 93 | 94 | 126 | 147 | 222 | 158 | 186 | 198 | 189 | 69 | 96 | 116 | 88 | 96 | 74 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 17 | S 12 | S 17 | S 8 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 7 | S 11 | S 10 | ENE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 65 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 148 | 26 | 148 | 33 | 54 | 54 | 25 | 178 | 128 | 10 | 111 | 80 | 50 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | SE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 17 | E 8 | S 17 | ENE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 18 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 19 | 20 | 27 | 44 | 20 | 10 | 53 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 56 | 53 | 30 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 4 | SSE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | ESE 7 | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | — | 257 | 279 | 246 | 166 | 149 | 35 | 159 | 77 | — | — | 66 | 68 | — | — | 99 | — | — | 96 | 124 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 141 | 141 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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