Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 6AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 15 | S 9 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 371 | 349 | 282 | 235 | 194 | 185 | 147 | 115 | 108 | 63 | 42 | 41 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:53AM0.97m | 6:54PM1.52m | 7:33AM1.02m | 7:32PM1.57m | 8:10AM1.07m | 8:08PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:07AM0.32m | 12:15PM0.43m | 1:44AM0.26m | 12:57PM0.39m | 2:19AM0.21m | 1:38PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 10 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | NNW 3 | S 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 371 | 349 | 282 | 235 | 194 | 185 | 147 | 115 | 108 | 63 | 42 | 41 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 7 | NE 5 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 13 | S 16 | S 17 | E 13 | SE 14 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | SE 14 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNW 2 | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 84 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 84 | 325 | 285 | 218 | 218 | 208 | 218 | 238 |
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