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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 4 am Wednesday 01 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
23.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today?
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 9AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 01). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (01 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (01 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 84 | 135 | 134 | 181 | 234 | 157 | 136 | 91 | 75 | 69 | 40 | 39 | 54 | 54 | 74 | 41 | 88 | 56 | 49 | 48 | 44 | 55 | 47 | 48 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:34AM 1.44 | 9:01PM 1.46 | 9:12AM 1.38 | 9:33PM 1.51 | 9:49AM 1.31 | 10:04PM 1.53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:28AM 0.24 | 2:47PM 0.15 | 3:10AM 0.20 | 3:17PM 0.18 | 3:50AM 0.19 | 3:46PM 0.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
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