Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 8PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 79 | 161 | 125 | 83 | 95 | 77 | 62 | 46 | 33 | 72 | 127 | 188 | 96 | 72 | 57 | 45 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 12:52PM1.32m | 1:05AM0.96m | 1:49PM1.28m | 2:17AM0.88m | 2:54PM1.27m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:30PM0.50m | 6:53AM0.47m | 8:46PM0.53m | 7:49AM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 79 | 161 | 125 | 83 | 95 | 53 | 59 | 46 | 29 | 22 | 2 | 129 | 96 | 72 | 57 | 45 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 12 | SE 9 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 77 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 77 | 31 | 27 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 15 | — | — | — | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | S 13 | — | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 25 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | NNW 2 | NW 3 | — | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | 52 | 66 | 72 | 62 | 68 | 62 | 36 | 33 | 72 | 127 | 188 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 390 | 72 | 37 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 111 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 101 | 101 | 167 | 134 |
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