Backdoor 4 Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.28° S 151.57° E

Backdoor 4 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Backdoor 4 sea temperature is
18.4° C
0.1° 

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):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • 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 8AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
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

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
11
1.8
S
12
2
S
11
2
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
655
857
984
932
841
649
545
461
379
307
288
235
194
186
154
115
108
57
42
41
28
18
24
24
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
SE
10
E
5
E
0
ENE
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NNE
20
NNW
20
NW
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:08AM0.93m
6:12PM1.46m
6:53AM0.97m
6:54PM1.52m
7:33AM1.02m
7:32PM1.57m
Low Tide
00:26AM0.38m
11:27AM0.47m
1:07AM0.32m
12:15PM0.43m
1:44AM0.26m
12:57PM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:10
5:12
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
11
13
16
16
16
16
15
14
13
14
15
16
16
15
14
13
13
14
18
20
18
14
Feels °C
8
8
7
10
14
13
14
15
14
13
12
14
14
14
13
12
12
11
11
12
15
14
12
9
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