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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 9 pm Wednesday 06 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
22.6° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today?
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 1AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the SW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | |
458 | 400 | 410 | 400 | 339 | 284 | 240 | 196 | 151 | 120 | 1803 | 1969 | 2104 | 1512 | 974 | 986 | 687 | 1324 | 1468 | 2157 | 2897 | 1959 | 1695 | 1862 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 11:03PM1.41m | 12:03PM0.93m | 11:51PM1.35m | 1:04PM0.93m | 00:44AM1.31m | 2:11PM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:25PM0.51m | 6:05AM0.34m | 5:11PM0.56m | 6:58AM0.36m | 6:08PM0.61m | 7:53AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 18 |
18 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | E 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
 kJ | 458 | 400 | 410 | 400 | 339 | 284 | 240 | 196 | 151 | 120 | 92 | 1969 | 2104 | 1512 | 974 | 710 | 59 | 1324 | 1468 | 1342 | 1817 | 1959 | 1695 | 1344 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 11 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | N 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 38 | 34 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | 92 | 70 | 71 | 77 | 83 | 2 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 61 | 62 | 62 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 4 | N 10 | S 11 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 32 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 3 | N 4 | W 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | S 11 | S 12 | — | — | S 11 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 43 | 118 | 231 | 708 | 1803 | — | — | — | — | 986 | 687 | — | — | 2157 | 2897 | — | — | 1862 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 168 | 123 | 238 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
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