Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (10 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 8AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am June 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (10 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (10 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 11 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
97 | 97 | 89 | 40 | 39 | 59 | 56 | 44 | 85 | 88 | 73 | 51 | 50 | 36 | 35 | 31 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on |
High Tide | 2:58AM1.20m | 4:06PM1.38m | 4:05AM1.17m | 4:56PM1.51m | 5:11AM1.16m | 5:45PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:25AM0.22m | 10:21PM0.44m | 10:15AM0.21m | 11:25PM0.31m | 11:06AM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | S 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
13 | 72 | 49 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 44 | 85 | 88 | 73 | 51 | 50 | 36 | 35 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 19 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 7 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
16 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 59 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 31 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 3 | S 15 | S 15 | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — |
97 | 97 | 89 | — | — | 38 | 56 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 12 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 117 | 117 | 208 |
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