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Backdoor 4 surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 11 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
23.9° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today?

The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 4AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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

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Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.3
SSE
1.1
S
1.4
SSE
1.1
S
1
S
1.4
ENE
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
0.9
ESE
0.8
S
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
Period(s) (?)8888879999788771188878888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)645534268196159167202333188152220217186127791431641641641318792207180
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
25
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
S
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
5
E
10
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglasscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:13AM
1.27
4:12PM
0.93
5:07AM
1.31
5:25PM
0.89
5:58AM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:17PM
0.40
10:51AM
0.57
10:05PM
0.45
12:00PM
0.52
10:59PM
0.47
12:56PM
0.44
Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise----5:56-------5:56-------5:58---
Sunset8:06-------8:06-------8:06-------
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
4185---------------------
Temp. °C181718181919202121212121212223232222222223232322
Feels °C (?)151417182021202121202122232223222122232224232221
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