Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (09 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 9PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 13 | S 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 146 | 143 | 151 | 244 | 331 | 563 | 787 | 588 | 431 | 295 | 241 | 184 | 113 | 110 | 94 | 73 | 71 | 539 | 617 | 392 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:11PM1.61m | 6:03AM1.06m | 6:09PM1.71m | 6:59AM1.13m | 7:02PM1.78m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:26AM0.38m | 00:08AM0.16m | 11:31AM0.33m | 1:02AM0.07m | 12:29PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 14 | S 8 | E 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 7 | S 13 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 146 | 143 | 151 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 787 | 588 | 431 | 295 | 241 | 184 | 113 | 110 | 94 | 73 | 71 | 539 | 617 | 392 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | E 14 | S 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | E 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 41 | 71 | 71 | 62 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 6 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | S 13 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 14 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 3 | NNW 3 | ENE 9 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 3 | — | WNW 3 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 2 | 244 | 331 | 563 | 29 | 41 | 52 | 68 | 98 | 70 | 50 | 29 | 17 | 10 | 2 | — | 3 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 2 | 11 | 208 | 601 | 601 | 181 | 118 | 242 | 117 | 123 | 151 | 150 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 11 |
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