Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (13 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 4AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | S 11 | ESE 8 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 13 | S 11 | S 7 | E 10 | S 11 | S 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 55 | 33 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 128 | 1353 | 1406 | 1271 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:19PM1.74m | 7:08AM1.11m | 7:13PM1.82m | 8:03AM1.14m | 8:04PM1.86m | 8:55AM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:13AM0.06m | 12:36PM0.26m | 2:06AM-0.02m | 1:30PM0.24m | 2:56AM-0.06m | 2:23PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 13 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 55 | 26 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 12 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 36 | 58 | 944 | 1045 | 974 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 7 | S 8 | SE 8 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 7 | E 10 | S 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 33 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SE 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 8 | E 7 | S 20 | S 16 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 30 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | — | 3 | 11 | 19 | 86 | 128 | 1353 | 1406 | 1271 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 150 | 60 | 60 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 117 | 117 | 459 | 218 | 218 | 606 | 218 | 377 | 218 | 84 | 63 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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