Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (04 Jul):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 12AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 03). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 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 (04 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | - | - |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 68 | 501 | 418 | 262 | 198 | 184 | 142 | 186 | 1715 | 2395 | 2265 | 2725 | 2993 | 2619 | 2006 | 1622 | 1451 | 1297 | 1212 | 1149 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:18PM1.52m | 11:11AM1.10m | 10:54PM1.46m | 11:55AM1.14m | 11:35PM1.39m | 12:42PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:06AM0.19m | 4:36PM0.46m | 5:41AM0.19m | 5:25PM0.50m | 6:18AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 33 | 22 | 82 | 84 | 89 | 501 | 418 | 262 | 198 | 184 | 142 | 174 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 12 | S 12 | ENE 7 | — | NE 6 | — | NE 7 | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 11 | E 14 | E 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 68 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 66 | 18 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | 2 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 7 | E 11 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 26 | 5 | 23 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | SW 5 | W 3 | W 3 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 23 | 62 | 3 | 3 | 191 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 186 | 1715 | 2395 | 2265 | 2725 | 2993 | 2619 | 2006 | 1622 | 1451 | 1297 | 1212 | 1149 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 139 | 208 | 47 | 46 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 168 | 1 | 270 | 325 | 313 | 313 | 248 | 169 | 215 |
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