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 8AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| 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 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 655 | 857 | 984 | 932 | 841 | 649 | 545 | 461 | 379 | 307 | 288 | 235 | 194 | 186 | 154 | 115 | 108 | 57 | 42 | 41 | 28 | 18 | 24 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:08AM0.93m | 6:12PM1.46m | 6:53AM0.97m | 6:54PM1.52m | 7:33AM1.02m | 7:32PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:26AM0.38m | 11:27AM0.47m | 1:07AM0.32m | 12:15PM0.43m | 1:44AM0.26m | 12:57PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 655 | 857 | 984 | 932 | 841 | 649 | 545 | 461 | 379 | 307 | 288 | 235 | 194 | 186 | 154 | 115 | 108 | 57 | 42 | 41 | 28 | 18 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | NE 8 | SE 15 | SE 15 | NE 4 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | E 13 | E 13 | S 17 | E 13 | SE 14 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 16 | NE 4 | ENE 3 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 17 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | W 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 9 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 84 | 11 | 82 |
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