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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 10 pm Saturday 04 Apr 2026 AEDTForecast 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
23.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today?
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 5AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 262 | 209 | 267 | 295 | 400 | 196 | 171 | 167 | 171 | 145 | 205 | 219 | 275 | 232 | 232 | 225 | 230 | 162 | 189 | 160 | 129 | 103 | 106 | 117 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:37PM 1.51 | 11:03AM 1.14 | 11:11PM 1.48 | 11:42AM 1.06 | 11:48PM 1.42 | 12:25PM 0.98 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:08AM 0.24 | 4:44PM 0.35 | 5:49AM 0.29 | 5:16PM 0.42 | 6:35AM 0.36 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 04 | Sunday 05 | Monday 06 | Tuesday 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:42 |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 27 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 25 | 24 |
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