Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (23 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 7PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 92 | 90 | 62 | 62 | 44 | 375 | 524 | 535 | 544 | 598 | 1019 | 1245 | 1603 | 1417 | 986 | 797 | 585 | 416 | 294 | 332 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:42PM1.32m | 4:06AM0.89m | 4:36PM1.36m | 5:13AM0.89m | 5:27PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:38PM0.50m | 9:37AM0.49m | 11:38PM0.44m | 10:34AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 92 | 90 | 62 | 62 | 44 | 375 | 524 | 535 | 544 | 598 | 1019 | 1245 | 1603 | 1417 | 986 | 797 | 585 | 416 | 294 | 332 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 40 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 15 | S 14 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 18 | SSE 18 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 60 | 112 | — | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 31 | 122 | 197 | 12 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 40 | 45 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
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