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Backdoor 4 Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Backdoor 4 surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Backdoor 4 surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Backdoor 4 sea temperature is
22.6° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today?
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 3AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 3.0m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
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 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | |
151 | 120 | 2295 | 1697 | 1183 | 818 | 924 | 792 | 1401 | 2816 | 2451 | 2137 | 1940 | 1786 | 2145 | 1295 | 1087 | 855 | 660 | 539 | 461 | 399 | 445 | 415 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 11:51PM1.35m | 1:04PM0.93m | 00:44AM1.31m | 2:11PM0.96m | 1:42AM1.28m | 3:12PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:11PM0.56m | 6:58AM0.36m | 6:08PM0.61m | 7:53AM0.36m | 7:18PM0.63m | 8:45AM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 12 | S 11 |
 kJ | 151 | 120 | 1724 | 1697 | 1183 | 818 | 924 | 792 | 1401 | 1931 | 1829 | 1546 | 1352 | 1786 | 1485 | 41 | 63 | 855 | 660 | 539 | 461 | 399 | 103 | 125 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | N 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | — | SSW 17 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | S 18 | E 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 92 | 94 | 71 | 73 | 56 | 58 | 59 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 40 | 40 | 41 | — | 57 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 99 | 6 | 104 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | N 11 | S 18 | S 18 | N 10 | S 18 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | 56 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | S 10 | — | W 4 | W 4 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | WSW 5 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 320 | 976 | 2295 | — | 31 | 14 | 1400 | 1065 | 39 | 2816 | 2451 | 2137 | 1940 | — | 2145 | 1295 | 1087 | — | — | — | — | — | 445 | 415 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 242 | 40 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 123 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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