Backdoor 4 surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 01 Apr 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
23.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today?

The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 6AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (02 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (02 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


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Wed
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.4
SSE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
0.7
E
0.8
E
1.4
S
1.5
S
Period(s) (?)141412121177777566671377667766
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13691486840545454658450436856585536371501354558156187
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
20
NNE
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
N
5
NW
5
NW
10
SSE
25
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:01PM
1.46
9:12AM
1.38
9:33PM
1.51
9:49AM
1.31
10:04PM
1.53
10:26AM
1.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:10AM
0.20
3:17PM
0.18
3:50AM
0.19
3:46PM
0.23
4:29AM
0.20
4:14PM
0.29
Wed
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise----7:05-------7:05-------7:07---
Sunset-------6:47-------6:46-------6:45
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-------------------1-111
Temp. °C222120191920212222212019182022212121202020202020
Feels °C (?)212021212020212222212121192020181919171818181717
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