Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (24 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 9PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SE by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 123 | 123 | 182 | 122 | 75 | 136 | 178 | 131 | 146 | 178 | 183 | 183 | 162 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 106 | 93 | 76 | 202 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:46PM1.42m | 6:29AM1.01m | 6:27PM1.49m | 7:06AM1.09m | 7:05PM1.54m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:07AM0.50m | 00:37AM0.32m | 11:56AM0.43m | 1:12AM0.24m | 12:39PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 123 | 123 | 98 | 100 | 73 | 75 | 116 | 131 | 146 | 178 | 183 | 183 | 162 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 106 | 93 | 76 | 67 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | — | SSW 15 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 16 | S 9 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 12 | — | 46 | 8 | 21 | 72 | 49 | 47 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 16 | 15 | 46 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | E 13 | E 13 | S 18 | S 18 | NE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 9 | S 16 | N 3 | — | — | — | S 16 |
| kJ | 25 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | — | NW 2 | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | WSW 2 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 |
| kJ | 22 | 68 | 182 | 122 | 75 | 136 | 178 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 57 | 134 | 202 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 231 | 242 | 128 | 32 | 37 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 141 | 0 |
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