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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 Saturday 21 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
23.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today?
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 12AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 21). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (22 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
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) (?) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 39 | 30 | 37 | 38 | 36 | 37 | 33 | 48 | 68 | 85 | 61 | 56 | 44 | 38 | 56 | 101 | 121 | 125 | 113 | 92 | 75 | 86 | 107 | 190 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glass | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:58PM 1.60 | 11:22AM 1.31 | 11:43PM 1.60 | 12:14PM 1.18 | 12:33AM 1.56 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:38PM 0.12 | 5:21AM 0.13 | 5:17PM 0.20 | 6:16AM 0.18 | 6:00PM 0.30 | 7:20AM 0.24 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
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