Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 3AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 129 | 101 | 73 | 112 | 194 | 117 | 105 | 111 | 154 | 154 | 133 | 136 | 123 | 103 | 93 | 74 | 74 | 146 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:46PM1.42m | 6:29AM1.01m | 6:27PM1.49m | 7:06AM1.09m | 7:05PM1.54m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:37AM0.32m | 11:56AM0.43m | 1:12AM0.24m | 12:39PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 96 | 100 | 73 | 70 | 85 | 117 | 105 | 111 | 154 | 154 | 133 | 136 | 123 | 103 | 93 | 74 | 74 | 52 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 46 | 8 | 20 | 72 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 29 | 29 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 43 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | S 18 | S 18 | NE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NNW 3 | — | S 14 | — | S 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 47 | 20 | 20 | 1 | — | 15 | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 |
| kJ | 129 | 101 | 72 | 112 | 194 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 52 | 62 | 146 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 72 | 37 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 151 | 0 |
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