Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (07 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 8PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 07). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the NW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 72 | 51 | 68 | 49 | 50 | 48 | 47 | 63 | 57 | 41 | 50 | 64 | 61 | 61 | 110 | 141 | 188 | 173 | 180 | 377 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:58PM1.44m | 3:35AM0.98m | 4:07PM1.52m | 4:56AM1.00m | 5:11PM1.61m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:51PM0.38m | 9:15AM0.39m | 11:06PM0.28m | 10:26AM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 14 |
| kJ | 72 | 51 | 68 | 49 | 50 | 33 | 44 | 63 | 57 | 41 | 50 | 64 | 61 | 61 | 110 | 141 | 188 | 173 | 180 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 4 | NE 5 | S 6 | SSE 8 | S 6 | S 8 |
| kJ | 29 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 35 | 48 | 47 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 10 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 8 | S 6 | SE 8 | S 6 |
| kJ | 27 | 21 | 19 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | ENE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 9 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 19 | 27 | — | — | 377 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 72 | 99 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 338 | 566 |
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