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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 10 am Saturday 28 Mar 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
24.9° C
(Which is 1.7°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 2PM is: 6.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 5.0m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Mar) | 21ft (6.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (28 Mar) | 20ft (6.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Mar) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 14409 | 13891 | 11496 | 6922 | 6844 | 5983 | 4967 | 4338 | 3407 | 2891 | 2035 | 1714 | 1300 | 1066 | 838 | 664 | 563 | 415 | 351 | 301 | 267 | 217 | 179 | 136 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:17AM 1.45 | 6:25PM 1.09 | 6:18AM 1.47 | 7:12PM 1.20 | 7:09AM 1.49 | 7:52PM 1.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:14PM 0.22 | 11:56PM 0.45 | 1:02PM 0.17 | 12:54AM 0.37 | 1:41PM 0.14 | 1:44AM 0.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tue 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
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