Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 3AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 25). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 424 | 467 | 655 | 857 | 984 | 932 | 826 | 714 | 545 | 452 | 371 | 295 | 282 | 235 | 189 | 151 | 144 | 140 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 5:27PM1.40m | 6:08AM0.93m | 6:12PM1.46m | 6:53AM0.97m | 6:54PM1.52m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:26AM0.38m | 11:27AM0.47m | 1:07AM0.32m | 12:15PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 424 | 467 | 655 | 857 | 984 | 932 | 826 | 714 | 545 | 452 | 371 | 295 | 282 | 235 | 189 | 151 | 144 | 140 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 33 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | E 13 | S 16 | S 17 | E 13 | NE 8 | SE 15 | E 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | 13 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 72 | 72 | 20 |
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