Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (22 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 7PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thu 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 481 | 373 | 453 | 350 | 391 | 350 | 294 | 367 | 265 | 232 | 196 | 160 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 206 | 295 | 302 | 377 | 263 | 276 | 229 | 286 | 173 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:45PM1.25m | 2:32AM1.13m | 3:38PM1.31m | 3:35AM1.03m | 4:26PM1.36m | 4:37AM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:48PM0.53m | 8:53AM0.32m | 10:00PM0.51m | 9:37AM0.37m | 11:05PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 13 | E 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 381 | 373 | 326 | 32 | 391 | 350 | 294 | 259 | 265 | 232 | 196 | 160 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 206 | 295 | 13 | 6 | 263 | 208 | 1 | 1 | 173 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 16 | ENE 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 13 | S 12 | E 9 | S 14 | E 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 33 | 33 | 33 | 45 | 32 | 93 | 82 | 79 | 39 | 37 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 15 | S 19 | S 18 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | E 9 | E 9 | S 12 | E 9 | NE 7 | — | E 8 | S 15 | — | — | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 18 | 29 | 54 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | — | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | E 5 |
| kJ | 481 | — | 453 | 350 | — | — | — | 367 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 302 | 377 | — | 276 | 229 | 286 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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