Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 1AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 111 | 133 | 140 | 137 | 127 | 94 | 82 | 210 | 125 | 103 | 95 | 77 | 86 | 66 | 64 | 41 | 72 | 141 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:11AM1.08m | 12:52PM1.32m | 1:05AM0.96m | 1:49PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:25PM0.44m | 6:11AM0.39m | 7:30PM0.50m | 6:53AM0.47m | 8:46PM0.53m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 5 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 55 | 133 | 140 | 137 | 97 | 94 | 82 | 210 | 125 | 103 | 95 | 33 | 86 | 66 | 64 | 30 | 18 | 98 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 12 | SE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 93 | 85 | 113 | 107 | 95 | 90 | 77 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 77 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | — | — | — | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | S 14 | — | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 55 | 48 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNW 3 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 111 | — | — | — | 127 | — | — | 14 | 56 | 57 | 47 | 40 | 38 | 1 | — | 41 | 72 | 141 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 338 | 72 | 37 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 37 | 2 | 2 |
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