Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (11 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 4AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm June 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (11 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (11 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
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 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed night, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 7 | S 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 60 | 62 | 85 | 88 | 88 | 70 | 50 | 36 | 35 | 31 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:06PM1.38m | 4:05AM1.17m | 4:56PM1.51m | 5:11AM1.16m | 5:45PM1.63m | 6:15AM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:21PM0.44m | 10:15AM0.21m | 11:25PM0.31m | 11:06AM0.21m | 00:24AM0.18m | 11:58AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 60 | 62 | 85 | 88 | 88 | 70 | 50 | 36 | 35 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 37 | 37 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 31 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | — | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 10 | 25 | 32 | 25 | 22 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 84 | 2 | 84 | 84 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 72 |
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