Backdoor 4 Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.28° S 151.57° E

Backdoor 4 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Backdoor 4 sea temperature is
18.7° C
0.4° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 9AM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (15 Jul)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (15 Jul)8ft (2.4m)8s

Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
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)
0
0
0
0
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0
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1
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.3
S
11
0.4
S
11
2.2
S
7
3
S
10
3
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.3
S
8
2.2
S
7
2.2
S
7
2.1
S
7
2.3
S
8
2.2
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
7
1
S
7
0.9
S
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1.3
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
22
38
466
1478
1526
1082
703
524
515
457
593
588
441
299
223
160
127
117
91
68
73
76
123
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:55AM1.18m
8:54PM1.85m
9:44AM1.21m
9:42PM1.79m
10:32AM1.23m
Low Tide
2:56AM-0.06m
2:23PM0.23m
3:43AM-0.06m
3:15PM0.24m
4:28AM-0.02m
4:07PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:04
5:05
 mm
1
1
1
2
3
4
3
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
15
14
15
15
15
15
14
12
14
15
16
16
16
15
16
16
16
17
16
17
16
Feels °C
8
8
8
8
7
8
9
10
8
9
7
9
11
13
14
14
12
13
13
14
15
14
14
13
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