Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 20s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 9AM is: 0.1m 20s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | S 20 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | E 10 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 37 | 937 | 1354 | 1203 | 788 | 630 | 579 | 488 | 491 | 746 | 816 | 698 | 454 | 290 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:03AM1.14m | 8:04PM1.86m | 8:55AM1.18m | 8:54PM1.85m | 9:44AM1.21m | 9:42PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:06AM-0.02m | 1:30PM0.24m | 2:56AM-0.06m | 2:23PM0.23m | 3:43AM-0.06m | 3:15PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 10 | 22 | 37 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 454 | 290 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | S 7 | — | S 15 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 13 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 4 | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 14 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSW 4 | E 7 | S 20 | S 16 | S 16 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 6 | — |
| kJ | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 65 | 141 | 118 | 937 | 1354 | 1203 | 788 | 630 | 579 | 488 | 491 | 746 | 816 | 698 | 25 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 218 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 46 | 28 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 52 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 117 | 117 | 130 | 135 | 95 |
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