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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 4 pm Friday 27 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 12AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 27). An open ocean swell of 4.0m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Mar) | 21ft (6.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (28 Mar) | 18ft (5.5m) | 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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| 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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 334 | 275 | 238 | 218 | 12087 | 17971 | 15534 | 14377 | 10714 | 6873 | 6532 | 5723 | 5291 | 4437 | 3876 | 2966 | 2035 | 1714 | 1325 | 1066 | 863 | 688 | 587 | 443 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:24PM 1.00 | 5:17AM 1.45 | 6:25PM 1.09 | 6:18AM 1.47 | 7:12PM 1.20 | 7:09AM 1.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:14AM 0.27 | 10:45PM 0.52 | 12:14PM 0.22 | 11:56PM 0.45 | 1:02PM 0.17 | 12:54AM 0.37 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
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