Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (29 Jul):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 12AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | - | - |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed morning, light winds from the SSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 138 | 1612 | 753 | 549 | 425 | 365 | 1132 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:32PM1.57m | 8:10AM1.07m | 8:08PM1.60m | 8:46AM1.11m | 8:43PM1.60m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:19AM0.21m | 1:38PM0.36m | 2:52AM0.17m | 2:16PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | N 3 | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 |
| kJ | 24 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 138 | 969 | 753 | 549 | 425 | 365 | 1132 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | N 4 | S 16 | S 7 | NE 7 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 13 | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 252 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 18 | S 17 | S 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 13 | S 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 6 | — |
| kJ | 22 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 63 | 82 | 82 | 1612 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 84 | 223 | 84 | 526 | 526 | 218 | 218 | 167 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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