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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 Saturday 30 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
20.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (30 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 11PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 7 | S 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | |
298 | 313 | 311 | 228 | 195 | 167 | 135 | 121 | 118 | 90 | 89 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 107 | 110 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 57 | 57 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 7:33PM1.56m | 8:09AM1.04m | 8:08PM1.57m | 8:49AM1.03m | 8:45PM1.57m | 9:29AM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:58PM0.36m | 2:19AM0.22m | 1:35PM0.38m | 2:58AM0.21m | 2:11PM0.40m | 3:37AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — |
 | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
14 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
 kJ | 298 | 313 | 311 | 228 | 195 | 167 | 135 | 109 | 108 | 90 | 89 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 107 | 110 | 66 | 38 | 51 | 53 | 81 | 80 | 57 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 239 | 192 | 192 | 153 | 153 | 156 | 123 | 121 | 118 | 18 | 26 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 87 | 87 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 37 | 42 | 27 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | — | N 8 | N 10 | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 17 | 25 | 10 | 35 | 31 | — | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 8 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | N 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 422 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 97 | 93 | 79 | 91 | 95 | 192 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
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