Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (03 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 7AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 9 | E 13 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 558 | 433 | 360 | 273 | 258 | 191 | 159 | 110 | 110 | 41 | 25 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 36 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 10:28PM1.45m | 11:16AM1.29m | 11:09PM1.35m | 12:01PM1.32m | 11:57PM1.24m | 12:52PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:59AM0.15m | 5:08PM0.40m | 5:35AM0.19m | 6:03PM0.43m | 6:16AM0.25m | 7:10PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 8 |
| kJ | 558 | 433 | 360 | 273 | 258 | 191 | 159 | 110 | 110 | 41 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 21 | S 21 | E 15 | S 19 | ENE 4 | E 15 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 13 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 36 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 33 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 36 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | S 21 | S 21 | NE 7 | E 16 | S 16 | E 15 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | S 8 | S 11 | E 6 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 36 | 35 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | SW 6 |
| kJ | 11 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | 8 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 35 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 285 | 285 | 117 | 223 | 53 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 3 | 3 |
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