Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (14 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 5PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am June 14). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (14 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 84 | 73 | 80 | 80 | 84 | 161 | 210 | 255 | 270 | 212 | 111 | 62 | 80 | 86 | 111 | 131 | 125 | 134 | 140 | 166 | 141 | 169 | 201 | 186 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:15AM1.16m | 7:25PM1.82m | 8:13AM1.16m | 8:16PM1.87m | 9:08AM1.15m | 9:07PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:49PM0.22m | 2:16AM-0.02m | 1:41PM0.23m | 3:09AM-0.06m | 2:33PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 |
 | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | 4:52 |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 84 | 73 | 80 | 80 | 84 | 78 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 212 | 111 | 55 | 80 | 86 | 111 | 131 | 125 | 134 | 140 | 147 | 141 | 169 | 201 | 186 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 19 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 65 | 64 | 62 | 37 | 25 | 26 | 42 | 21 | 16 | 85 | 166 | 106 | 139 | 101 | 87 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 10 | — | S 20 | S 13 | S 18 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 8 | S 14 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | SE 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 7 | 3 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 23 | 28 | 99 | 12 | 9 | 17 | — | — | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NNW 2 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 14 | 50 | 161 | 210 | 255 | 270 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 135 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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