Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 3AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 24 | 24 | 39 | 35 | 30 | 60 | 142 | 138 | 126 | 97 | 68 | 85 | 56 | 110 | 108 | 50 | 49 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 00:55AM1.12m | 1:51PM1.39m | 2:10AM1.03m | 2:58PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:10PM0.45m | 7:05AM0.31m | 8:28PM0.44m | 8:05AM0.36m | 9:51PM0.38m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 25 | 23 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 60 | 142 | 138 | 126 | 97 | 68 | 85 | 56 | 110 | 108 | 50 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 12 | E 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 5 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | E 11 | SSE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 24 | 22 | 39 | 35 | 30 | 10 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 38 | 27 | 21 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | E 18 | S 12 | E 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | ENE 7 | E 16 | ENE 7 | E 10 | N 3 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 12 | E 10 | ENE 8 | E 7 |
| kJ | 10 | 6 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 15 | 27 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | SW 5 | — | — | — | ENE 7 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNW 3 | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 10 | 3 | 1 | 23 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 73 | 3 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 95 | 11 | 0 |
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