Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 4PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the NW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 47 | 58 | 57 | 40 | 50 | 64 | 61 | 61 | 138 | 149 | 177 | 154 | 151 | 372 | 479 | 842 | 1341 | 601 | 441 | 334 | 231 | 148 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:07PM1.52m | 4:56AM1.00m | 5:11PM1.61m | 6:03AM1.06m | 6:09PM1.71m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:15AM0.39m | 11:06PM0.28m | 10:26AM0.38m | 00:08AM0.16m | 11:31AM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 14 | S 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 44 | 58 | 57 | 40 | 39 | 64 | 61 | 61 | 138 | 149 | 177 | 154 | 151 | 16 | 1 | 587 | 683 | 601 | 441 | 334 | 231 | 148 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | NE 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | E 14 | E 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 47 | 46 | 31 | 30 | 50 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 10 | SSE 8 | S 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 13 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 |
| kJ | 16 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 31 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | ENE 7 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | N 3 | NNW 3 | ENE 9 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | 18 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 372 | 479 | 842 | 1341 | 44 | 65 | 94 | 82 | 65 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 36 | 285 | 72 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 338 | 392 | 3 | 15 | 118 | 117 | 117 | 37 | 118 |
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