Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (08 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 7PM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.7m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1377 | 1227 | 904 | 822 | 1051 | 886 | 869 | 667 | 727 | 614 | 602 | 614 | 502 | 456 | 456 | 496 | 634 | 580 | 569 | 459 | 373 | 307 | 260 | 220 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:29PM1.33m | 2:25AM1.12m | 3:27PM1.43m | 3:41AM1.07m | 4:26PM1.53m | 4:57AM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:44PM0.49m | 8:39AM0.27m | 10:00PM0.41m | 9:38AM0.29m | 11:12PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 1377 | 1227 | 830 | 822 | 769 | 886 | 869 | 667 | 727 | 614 | 602 | 614 | 502 | 456 | 456 | 496 | 634 | 580 | 569 | 459 | 373 | 307 | 260 | 220 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 16 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 16 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 19 | S 21 | S 21 | S 19 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 282 | 335 | 5 | 669 | 421 | 95 | 97 | 173 | 39 | 38 | 20 | 5 | 114 | 181 | 176 | 156 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 40 | 105 | 178 | 203 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | S 15 | S 19 | S 23 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 19 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 19 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | — | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 11 | — | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 904 | — | 1051 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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