Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 1AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 15 | S 9 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 147 | 111 | 112 | 63 | 42 | 41 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:54PM1.52m | 7:33AM1.02m | 7:32PM1.57m | 8:10AM1.07m | 8:08PM1.60m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:44AM0.26m | 12:57PM0.39m | 2:19AM0.21m | 1:38PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | N 3 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 147 | 111 | 112 | 63 | 42 | 41 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 8 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | SE 16 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | SE 14 | S 18 | SE 6 | S 8 | S 7 | SE 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | N 3 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 72 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 84 | 223 | 84 | 218 | 530 | 218 | 218 | 37 |
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