Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (21 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 1AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 91 | 66 | 85 | 91 | 66 | 61 | 86 | 59 | 68 | 90 | 405 | 524 | 668 | 645 | 450 | 382 | 343 | 287 | 233 | 227 | 196 | 173 | 232 | 232 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:37AM1.43m | 1:49PM1.20m | 1:33AM1.27m | 2:45PM1.25m | 2:32AM1.13m | 3:38PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:24PM0.47m | 7:23AM0.18m | 7:34PM0.52m | 8:09AM0.25m | 8:48PM0.53m | 8:53AM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 91 | 66 | 85 | 91 | 66 | 61 | 86 | 59 | 68 | 90 | 235 | 411 | 482 | 524 | 450 | 382 | 343 | 287 | 233 | 227 | 196 | 173 | 232 | 232 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 53 | 47 | 44 | 41 | 38 | 37 | 58 | 54 | 58 | 57 | 54 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 93 | 82 | 79 | 39 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | N 4 | NNE 7 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 15 | NE 6 | S 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | S 15 | S 16 | S 18 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 17 | 17 | — | — | 18 | 45 | 54 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 4 | — | — | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | — | — | 6 | 405 | 524 | 668 | 645 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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