Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 5AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 602 | 614 | 502 | 492 | 456 | 627 | 626 | 592 | 520 | 459 | 408 | 307 | 230 | 220 | 193 | 234 | 214 | 202 | 225 | 220 | 111 | 109 | 83 | 51 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:41AM1.07m | 4:26PM1.53m | 4:57AM1.05m | 5:24PM1.64m | 6:06AM1.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:00PM0.41m | 9:38AM0.29m | 11:12PM0.30m | 10:39AM0.30m | 00:15AM0.17m | 11:38AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  |  | | |  | |  |  |  | | |  | | | | |  | | | | |
 | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 602 | 614 | 502 | 492 | 456 | 627 | 626 | 592 | 520 | 459 | 408 | 307 | 230 | 220 | 168 | 132 | 214 | 202 | 225 | 220 | 111 | 109 | 83 | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | S 16 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | S 19 | S 19 | S 21 | S 21 | S 19 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 20 | 5 | 114 | 181 | 176 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 42 | 110 | 192 | 210 | 193 | 234 | 86 | 62 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 15 | S 15 | — | E 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | NNW 4 | — | S 12 |
| kJ | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 29 | 47 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 2 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Backdoor 4 surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest