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Backdoor 4 surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 05 Feb 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
24.4° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today?

The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 5AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm February 05). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (06 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (06 Feb)5ft (1.6m)6s

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

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Thu
05
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06
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07
Sunday
08
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ENE
1.3
NE
1
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.6
NE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)666666646667777666776665
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)84124774933312949165145122116967573741201601206834373644
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
10
S
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
5
SE
20
ENE
5
ESE
15
NNW
10
NE
5
ENE
5
SW
10
SW
5
SSE
15
E
20
NE
5
NE
10
WSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
10
SSE
20
ENE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		oncross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:00AM
1.30
11:58AM
1.38
12:40AM
1.30
12:37PM
1.22
1:23AM
1.29
1:20PM
1.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:48PM
0.13
5:53AM
0.35
6:21PM
0.22
6:42AM
0.42
6:53PM
0.31
7:36AM
0.50
Thu
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise----6:20-------6:20-------6:22---
Sunset-------7:53-------7:52-------7:52
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C262421212123232424242423222424242423222422222323
Feels °C (?)262620202125232725262626252726242724222522242323
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