Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 11PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 148 | 183 | 204 | 110 | 189 | 178 | 128 | 116 | 111 | 113 | 105 | 105 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 141 | 121 | 115 | 101 | 119 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:39AM1.38m | 10:43PM1.39m | 11:21AM1.37m | 11:25PM1.23m | 12:04PM1.35m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:39PM0.29m | 5:00AM0.19m | 5:30PM0.36m | 5:34AM0.29m | 6:25PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 114 | 183 | 204 | 110 | 189 | 110 | 127 | 105 | 105 | 113 | 105 | 52 | 49 | 35 | 95 | 85 | 121 | 115 | 101 | 119 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 12 | S 18 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 10 | SE 11 | E 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 148 | 69 | 54 | 12 | 50 | 178 | 128 | 116 | 111 | 80 | 74 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 19 | 6 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 18 | ENE 10 | S 18 | SSE 6 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | S 12 | E 10 | SE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | S 11 |
| kJ | 27 | 96 | 10 | 54 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 62 | 56 | 53 | 30 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 36 | 63 | 55 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 77 | — | — | 53 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 105 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 141 | 25 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 91 | 37 | 91 | 92 | 0 | 72 | 72 | 37 |
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