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Backdoor 4 surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 17 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
22.7° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today?

The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 6AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 2.0m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (17 Jan)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (17 Jan)11ft (3.5m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
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2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSE
2.2
SSE
3.5
SSE
3.5
SE
3.5
SE
3.5
SE
3.5
SE
3.5
SE
4
SE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
4
ESE
4
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
2.5
ESE
1.7
SE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SE
Period(s) (?)91111111010101010101091099999998999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10910422490257027552218217322692721253823132387287624511981193817411480121711251000449421380
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:08AM
1.55
8:47PM
1.02
8:46AM
1.61
9:25PM
1.06
9:23AM
1.65
10:02PM
1.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:29AM
0.41
2:59PM
0.23
2:11AM
0.37
3:35PM
0.18
2:50AM
0.34
4:09PM
0.14
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise--6:00-------6:01-------6:01-----
Sunset------8:05-------8:05-------8:05-
cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
---33333510101112114333221111
Temp. °C202122212121212121212120202021212120202121212120
Feels °C (?)182021181818181818191916171618171717171818181917
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