Backdoor 4 Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.28° S 151.57° E

Backdoor 4 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Backdoor 4 sea temperature is
17.5°C
0.7° 

Backdoor 4 surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 8AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (24 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s

Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon).

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
11
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
1.6
NE
5
1.4
NE
6
0.6
S
10
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
267
200
159
159
156
123
143
129
73
124
150
189
211
318
219
224
203
149
149
126
116
95
167
166
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
20
ENE
30
NE
35
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
5
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
SW
20
S
30
S
25
SSE
20
S
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:47AM0.94m
5:46PM1.42m
6:29AM1.01m
6:27PM1.49m
7:06AM1.09m
7:05PM1.54m
Low Tide
11:58PM0.39m
11:07AM0.50m
00:37AM0.32m
11:56AM0.43m
1:12AM0.24m
12:39PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
 mm
4
2
2
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
16
15
14
16
19
19
18
17
16
16
16
19
22
20
17
16
16
16
17
18
18
15
16
16
Feels °C
13
12
12
14
15
14
13
14
14
14
13
16
19
20
16
15
15
15
16
17
14
10
12
13
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