Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (05 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 11PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2641 | 1862 | 3988 | 3254 | 2496 | 2130 | 1883 | 1844 | 1658 | 1658 | 1626 | 1673 | 1816 | 1941 | 2060 | 2119 | 2664 | 2904 | 2629 | 2453 | 2211 | 1978 | 1661 | 1467 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:55AM1.14m | 11:35PM1.39m | 12:42PM1.19m | 00:21AM1.30m | 1:34PM1.25m | 1:18AM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:25PM0.50m | 6:18AM0.20m | 6:22PM0.52m | 6:59AM0.22m | 7:29PM0.53m | 7:46AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | S 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | — | — | — | SE 14 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 11 | 1243 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 13 | — | — | — | 416 | — | — | — | 20 | 18 | — | 1661 | 1467 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 15 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 13 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 188 | 352 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 2641 | 1862 | 3988 | 3254 | 2496 | 2130 | 1883 | 1844 | 1658 | 1658 | 1626 | 1673 | 1816 | 1941 | 2060 | 2119 | 2664 | 2904 | 2629 | 2453 | 2211 | 1978 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 285 | 285 | 285 | 285 | 325 | 320 | 303 | 248 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 141 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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