Backdoor 4 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.28° S 151.57° E

Issued: 3 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Backdoor 4 sea temperature is

18.9° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (11 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 8PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (11 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	11s
Evening (11 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Sat 11				Sunday 12								Monday 13								Tue 14
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	SE 9	WNW 4	WNW 4	S 12	ESE 8	NW 3	WNW 4	WNW 4	S 11	NW 4	WNW 4
Wave Graph
kJ	193	234	214	202	225	220	140	109	83	51	55	33	21	27	15	9	11	7	9	11	11	9	10	11
Wind (km/h)	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			5:24PM1.64m				6:06AM1.07m				6:19PM1.74m					7:08AM1.11m				7:13PM1.82m				8:03AM1.14m
Low Tide	10:39AM0.30m				00:15AM0.17m				11:38AM0.28m					1:13AM0.06m			12:36PM0.26m					2:06AM-0.02m


	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—
	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	5:02
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	18	16	14	13	12	14	13	15	16	13	11	11	10	10	13	17	19	14	13	12	12	12	15
Feels °C	13	14	11	9	9	7	8	6	7	9	7	4	3	3	4	7	12	14	8	7	7	7	6	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 8	ESE 11	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SSW 8	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 6	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 8	SSW 7	SSW 7
kJ	168	115	214	202	225	220	140	109	83	51	55	33	21	20	53	30	15	8	25	23	22	12	11	5
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 11	SSE 8	SSE 8	NE 4	S 15	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SSE 8	S 12	SE 8	S 12	S 7	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 6	SSW 7	E 8	S 11	S 11	S 11
kJ	193	234	86	62	2	4	26	26	17	6	3	3	3	4	7	7	11	26	4	5	1	9	10	9
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	NE 4	NE 4	NNW 4	NE 5	S 12	S 12	SE 8	SSW 6	E 10	S 11	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 8	E 10	E 8	E 8	S 16
kJ	5	5	4	4	4	4	1	1	1	1	3	3	2	4	2	9	7	7	3	3	2	1	1	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NNW 3	N 3	NNW 3	N 3	NW 3	W 4	W 4	W 4	WSW 4	WSW 4	WSW 4	W 4	WNW 4	WNW 4	NW 3	NW 3	NW 3	WNW 4	WNW 4	WNW 3	NW 4	WNW 4
kJ	—	—	2	5	4	5	12	12	12	9	16	24	28	27	15	8	3	5	9	11	11	8	10	11
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	2	2	3	3	2	2	40	40	40	3	3	19	150	94	2	118	57	11	117	60	150	218	218	218
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1		1	1	1			1			1
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	2	4	1	1	1	9	3	2	1	4	4	1	4	5	5	9	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	9	6

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