Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 1AM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | E 10 | S 15 | S 11 | S 6 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 272 | 746 | 1767 | 1626 | 1108 | 765 | 551 | 522 | 423 | 593 | 588 | 523 | 367 | 290 | 183 | 138 | 110 | 88 | 66 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:04PM1.86m | 8:55AM1.18m | 8:54PM1.85m | 9:44AM1.21m | 9:42PM1.79m | 10:32AM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:56AM-0.06m | 2:23PM0.23m | 3:43AM-0.06m | 3:15PM0.24m | 4:28AM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 11 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 8 |
| kJ | 24 | 23 | 10 | 22 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 367 | 290 | 183 | 138 | 110 | 88 | 66 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | S 15 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | E 8 | ENE 8 | S 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 38 | 37 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 57 | 55 | 10 | 11 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 13 | S 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 24 | 53 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 20 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 21 | 23 | 56 | 94 | 272 | 746 | 1767 | 1626 | 1108 | 765 | 551 | 522 | 423 | 593 | 588 | 523 | 33 | 33 | 53 | 58 | 43 | 42 | 43 | 112 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 218 | 37 | 21 | 0 | 135 | 215 | 52 | 52 | 1 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 139 | 72 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 48 | 45 | 48 | 0 | 48 | 48 |
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