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Backdoor 4 surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am 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
24.3° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today?

The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 6PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am February 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (05 Feb)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (05 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sun
08
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
NE
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
S
0.9
ENE
0.9
NE
1.8
NE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.3
NE
1
ENE
Period(s) (?)10106656666666567777776666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9860445364907749333226453822814512799756178719112482
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
5
NE
20
E
20
NE
20
NNE
15
S
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
5
SSE
15
E
10
SSW
35
N
5
NW
5
S
15
SW
10
WSW
0
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglasscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		oncross-
on		offcross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:20AM
1.53
12:00AM
1.30
11:58AM
1.38
12:40AM
1.30
12:37PM
1.22
1:23AM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:06AM
0.28
5:48PM
0.13
5:53AM
0.35
6:21PM
0.22
6:42AM
0.42
6:53PM
0.31
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sun
08
Sunrise6:18-------6:20-------6:20-------
Sunset---7:54-------7:53-------7:52----
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212826252523212120232325242924222225282628252422
Feels °C (?)212824252525192020252427213026242428282625242423
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