Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (06 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 7PM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tue 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 813 | 627 | 565 | 505 | 459 | 441 | 372 | 311 | 276 | 269 | 202 | 190 | 134 | 109 | 84 | 65 | 64 | 73 | 89 | 85 | 47 | 48 | 22 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on |
High Tide | 12:32PM1.01m | 00:07AM1.37m | 1:27PM1.06m | 00:57AM1.31m | 2:21PM1.15m | 1:54AM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:45PM0.57m | 7:05AM0.26m | 6:48PM0.59m | 7:49AM0.25m | 7:58PM0.59m | 8:36AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
 | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 813 | 627 | 565 | 505 | 459 | 441 | 372 | 311 | 276 | 269 | 202 | 190 | 134 | 109 | 84 | 65 | 64 | 73 | 51 | 50 | 33 | 32 | 21 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 17 | S 14 | S 17 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 49 | 61 | 135 | 73 | 68 | 38 | 20 | 29 | 28 | 44 | 34 | 49 | 89 | 85 | 47 | 48 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | E 9 | S 18 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 16 | S 17 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 16 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 7 | 24 | 7 | 60 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 46 | 49 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
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