Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (26 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 5AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm June 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (26 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 194 | 168 | 149 | 78 | 93 | 83 | 101 | 119 | 107 | 90 | 101 | 79 | 82 | 84 | 114 | 154 | 163 | 201 | 210 | 215 | 232 | 238 | 211 | 167 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:11PM1.41m | 5:34AM0.96m | 5:53PM1.46m | 6:25AM0.96m | 6:33PM1.50m | 7:11AM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:59PM0.41m | 11:06AM0.42m | 00:44AM0.35m | 11:50AM0.42m | 1:26AM0.29m | 12:33PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | S 11 | SE 7 | S 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 194 | 20 | 149 | 50 | 93 | 83 | 101 | 119 | 107 | 90 | 101 | 79 | 82 | 84 | 114 | 154 | 163 | 201 | 210 | 215 | 232 | 238 | 211 | 167 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | NE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 3 | 18 | 30 | 83 | 78 | 76 | 74 | 51 | 70 | 68 | 72 | 66 | 34 | 23 | 24 | 54 | 53 | 35 | 39 | 56 | 49 | 47 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 11 | S 19 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 18 | SSE 8 | SE 15 | ESE 14 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 36 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 53 | 50 | 80 | 40 | 38 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 168 | 108 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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