Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (23 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 9PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 308 | 265 | 226 | 126 | 162 | 93 | 146 | 150 | 206 | 257 | 454 | 601 | 408 | 223 | 135 | 160 | 195 | 204 | 189 | 154 | 158 | 122 | 91 | 102 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:38PM1.31m | 3:35AM1.03m | 4:26PM1.36m | 4:37AM0.98m | 5:11PM1.41m | 5:34AM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:00PM0.51m | 9:37AM0.37m | 11:05PM0.47m | 10:22AM0.40m | 11:59PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 13 | E 9 | E 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 12 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 308 | 265 | 226 | 126 | 96 | 93 | 146 | 150 | 206 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 408 | 223 | 135 | 108 | 54 | 11 | 189 | 154 | 158 | 122 | 91 | 102 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | E 9 | — | S 16 | E 8 | E 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 39 | 37 | 15 | 57 | 48 | 50 | 12 | 12 | 35 | 6 | — | 19 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 18 | 34 | 85 | 78 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | S 14 | E 9 | S 13 | S 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 7 | — | ENE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | — | E 9 | — | NE 8 | E 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 10 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | 7 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 7 | — | S 7 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 168 | — | 162 | 2 | — | — | — | 257 | 454 | 601 | — | 39 | 80 | 160 | 195 | 204 | — | — | 140 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
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