Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (24 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 11PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 10 | S 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 445 | 555 | 1106 | 1417 | 2037 | 1604 | 1245 | 920 | 673 | 486 | 352 | 394 | 465 | 630 | 890 | 966 | 826 | 687 | 569 | 484 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:36PM1.36m | 5:13AM0.89m | 5:27PM1.40m | 6:08AM0.93m | 6:12PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:38PM0.44m | 10:34AM0.49m | 00:26AM0.38m | 11:27AM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | S 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 445 | 555 | 1106 | 1417 | 2037 | 1604 | 1245 | 920 | 673 | 486 | 352 | 394 | 465 | 630 | 890 | 966 | 826 | 687 | 569 | 484 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 28 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | S 20 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | S 15 |
| kJ | 2 | 30 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 7 | 13 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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