Backdoor 4 surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 02 Jul 2025 AEST
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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
19.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today?

The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 6AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 3.0m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)13ft (4.0m)9s
Afternoon (02 Jul)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (02 Jul)11ft (3.5m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
ESE
3
ESE
3.5
S
4.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
2.1
E
3.5
S
3.5
S
4.5
S
5.5
S
5
S
4.5
S
3.5
S
3
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
1.6
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SSE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
SSE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
ENE
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)12129109912910111211111010101010101010109999999999988888101089999998799999101099910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)31993042341350283496306511873229371958311755411663779551622444495248874126180315561152919779740651619546500450397312274226186179126125113100100988872585574917871678672759410510590769583
Wind
(km/h)
40
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
50
SSW
40
SW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
SW
40
WSW
40
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
5
SW
5
E
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
5
NW
5
W
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
25
WNW
25
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
WNW
40
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
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
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
crossononononcross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:41AM
1.27
1:54PM
1.18
1:31AM
1.14
2:45PM
1.22
2:28AM
1.03
3:34PM
1.27
3:31AM
0.96
4:22PM
1.33
4:35AM
0.93
5:08PM
1.39
5:35AM
0.94
5:52PM
1.45
6:27AM
0.96
6:35PM
1.51
7:14AM
0.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:21AM
0.29
7:45PM
0.58
8:01AM
0.34
8:56PM
0.59
8:43AM
0.39
10:05PM
0.56
9:28AM
0.42
11:07PM
0.50
10:16AM
0.44
12:00AM
0.42
11:04AM
0.44
12:46AM
0.35
11:51AM
0.42
1:28AM
0.28
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Sunrise--6:58-------6:58-------6:56-------6:56-------6:56-------6:56-------6:56-------6:56-
Sunset-----4:57-------4:57-------4:58-------4:58-------4:59-------4:59-------5:00------
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Rain (mm)
612422372-----22--------------------------------------------
Temp. °C121515161514141415141414151512121112111215161513121211121617161515161616191918171412121317171312121111131616151515161414
Feels °C (?)49787656757799676779131413109989131313131414131417161615965611117776681098991075
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