Backdoor 4 Surf Forecast

/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Backdoor 4 surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 AEST

Forecast 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 20.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (28 May):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 4AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 May)	6ft (1.9m)	11s
Afternoon (28 May)	6ft (1.8m)	11s
Evening (28 May)	6.5ft (2.0m)	11s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).
	Wed 27		Thursday 28								Friday 29								Saturday 30
	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	1	!	1	1	2	3	2	2	0	!	!	2	2	1	1	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	ESE 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 7	S 7	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 8	S 9
Wave Graph
kJ	1129	1111	986	855	811	841	828	649	954	890	780	724	648	567	557	557	636	618	494	434	434	386	390	554
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	ESE	ESE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	SE	E	WSW	SW	SSW	SW	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	W	WSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	5:47PM1.43m				6:00AM1.08m				6:23PM1.49m				6:45AM1.06m				6:57PM1.54m					7:28AM1.05m
Low Tide			00:17AM0.37m				11:47AM0.33m					1:01AM0.31m			12:22PM0.35m					1:41AM0.26m			12:58PM0.36m


	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:54
mm	—	1	1	2	1	3	2	3	3	7	8	3	1	2	4	5	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	19	19	20	20	19	19	18	18	18	18	17	17	15	16	19	19
Feels °C	20	19	20	20	20	20	19	18	16	16	17	20	20	17	15	13	13	14	14	13	11	11	15	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	S 16	SSE 8	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 7	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 9
kJ	1129	1111	986	855	811	841	828	649	21	21	780	724	648	567	557	557	504	494	494	339	319	307	390	554
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 8	S 15	SSE 7	S 11	S 7	S 11	S 16	S 16	S 16	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	17	29	41	40	38	35	35	22	21	20	41	18	18	20	225	9	5	5	5	434	434	386	327	273
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 16	S 12	S 16	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	—	—	—	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14
kJ	5	5	5	4	17	16	16	3	47	11	20	10	9	21	9	19	—	—	—	5	4	4	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 8	ESE 11	E 11	—	S 7	S 6	S 6	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	SSW 7	SSW 8	W 3	W 4	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	143	954	890	—	39	48	170	289	263	636	618	462	498	526	5	10	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	4	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	45	117	68	68	68	68	0	0	35	118	135	45	2	2	2	2	0	0
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