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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 3 pm Monday 04 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
22.9° C
(Which is 1.3°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 9PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
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 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the W by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
799 | 816 | 832 | 951 | 969 | 1026 | 969 | 894 | 807 | 707 | 707 | 694 | 670 | 584 | 573 | 495 | 476 | 467 | 458 | 400 | 400 | 339 | 392 | 332 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 9:42PM1.52m | 10:26AM1.01m | 10:21PM1.46m | 11:11AM0.96m | 11:03PM1.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:11PM0.41m | 4:32AM0.26m | 3:46PM0.46m | 5:17AM0.30m | 4:25PM0.51m | 6:05AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
 | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 |
— | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 17 |
20 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 799 | 816 | 832 | 951 | 969 | 1026 | 969 | 894 | 807 | 707 | 707 | 694 | 670 | 584 | 573 | 495 | 476 | 467 | 458 | 400 | 400 | 339 | 392 | 332 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 5 | S 5 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 4 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 53 | 49 | 53 | 106 | 84 | 55 | 38 | 23 | 15 | 12 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSE 4 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 7 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 22 | — | — | — | 24 | 3 | 39 | 35 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | WNW 2 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 8 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 11 | 31 | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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