Backdoor 4 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (17 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 10AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Jun)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Afternoon (17 Jun)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Evening (17 Jun)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).
	Wednesday 17								Thursday 18								Friday 19
	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)	1	1	1	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	179	209	186	173	169	166	132	179	135	140	194	194	194	194	202	222	222	265	265	226	226	190	186	186
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNE	ENE	N	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NW	NNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide					10:03AM1.14m			9:59PM1.81m					10:59AM1.13m				10:51PM1.72m				11:55AM1.14m
Low Tide			4:03AM-0.06m			3:26PM0.28m					4:55AM-0.03m				4:21PM0.34m				5:46AM0.03m				5:20PM0.40m


	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	4:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:52	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	17	17	18	20	21	21	19	18	17	16	18	21	20	19	19	18	18	18	18	19	17	17	16
Feels °C	16	15	16	17	19	20	20	18	17	15	14	16	19	17	16	15	14	14	14	13	14	11	12	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11
kJ	179	209	186	173	169	166	132	179	135	140	194	194	194	194	202	222	222	265	265	226	226	190	186	186
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11
kJ	97	87	84	82	81	53	49	48	48	30	27	25	14	14	14	6	9	21	21	23	42	39	38	37
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	—	SE 6	—	SE 6	—	—	SE 5	NE 4	NE 4	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	—	—	—	—	—	S 19	S 18	S 18
kJ	5	—	5	—	1	—	—	1	3	2	3	3	3	3	2	3	—	—	—	—	—	7	6	24
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 3	—	NNE 4	—	NNW 3	NNW 2	NNW 3	NNW 3	NW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	NW 3	NNW 4	NW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	5	—	3	1	1	2	4	7	6	7	12	18	22	34	21
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	9	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	3	37	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	4	4	4	2	2	2	4	4	5	4	5	3	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
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