Backdoor 4 surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 16 Apr 2026 AEST
Forecast 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
22.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today?

The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 2AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (17 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (17 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)6s

Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
2
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
3
S
3
S
3.5
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
Period(s) (?)9999888886810101011121212121211111112
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12697977166474631293058361212164912771369221921513344260423852153202120211914
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
5
NE
15
ESE
25
S
35
S
20
S
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:30PM
1.58
7:45AM
1.42
8:09PM
1.68
8:33AM
1.37
8:51PM
1.73
9:23AM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:45AM
0.13
1:48PM
0.08
2:33AM
0.05
2:27PM
0.12
3:23AM
0.02
3:08PM
0.19
Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise----6:16-------6:16-------6:16---
Sunset-------5:30-------5:28-------5:27
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------11-------------
Temp. °C222219181823262422181716151618171717151413161717
Feels °C (?)22181514141923211812141312131412121311109121313
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