Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (24 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 8AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am June 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 116 | 176 | 146 | 150 | 201 | 302 | 529 | 616 | 418 | 280 | 164 | 108 | 144 | 259 | 218 | 194 | 173 | 121 | 93 | 102 | 98 | 122 | 107 | 98 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 3:35AM1.03m | 4:26PM1.36m | 4:37AM0.98m | 5:11PM1.41m | 5:34AM0.96m | 5:53PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:37AM0.37m | 11:05PM0.47m | 10:22AM0.40m | 11:59PM0.41m | 11:06AM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 13 | E 9 | E 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 12 | S 11 | SE 7 | S 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 116 | 176 | 146 | 150 | 201 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 418 | 280 | 164 | 108 | 106 | 11 | 10 | 194 | 18 | 121 | 93 | 90 | 98 | 122 | 107 | 98 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | E 9 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 6 | SSE 7 | S 13 | NE 8 | — | S 11 | S 17 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 46 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 35 | 6 | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 72 | 30 | 3 | 3 | — | 21 | 6 | 53 | 81 | 102 | 76 | 74 | 50 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 7 | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 10 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | E 7 |
| kJ | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | — | ESE 5 | — | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | 302 | 529 | 616 | — | 40 | — | 82 | 144 | 259 | 218 | — | 173 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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