Backdoor 4 Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.28° S 151.57° E

Backdoor 4 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Backdoor 4 sea temperature is
18.3° C
0.0° 

Backdoor 4 surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (26 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 10PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)--
Afternoon (26 Jul)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (26 Jul)5ft (1.5m)10s

Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the W by Wed morning).

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.2
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
841
649
545
452
371
349
282
235
194
190
143
111
108
63
42
41
26
24
24
20
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
5
NE
5
W
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
ESE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
20
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:12PM1.46m
6:53AM0.97m
6:54PM1.52m
7:33AM1.02m
7:32PM1.57m
Low Tide
11:27AM0.47m
1:07AM0.32m
12:15PM0.43m
1:44AM0.26m
12:57PM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:10
5:12
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
15
15
16
16
14
13
13
15
19
20
18
15
Feels °C
14
12
13
14
13
12
12
13
14
13
13
13
12
11
11
13
15
14
13
11
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