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Backdoor 4 surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 19 Mar 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
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 12PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (19 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (19 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.5
S
0.7
S
0.4
S
0.6
SSE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
E
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)669896888688888666766688
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)372838428240315825232322222222312643443231233637
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
5
WNW
10
W
10
SW
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
S
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
SSW
5
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffcross-
off		offglasscrosscross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crossglassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:09AM
1.56
9:40PM
1.51
9:50AM
1.51
10:18PM
1.57
10:34AM
1.43
10:58PM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:00AM
0.19
3:27PM
0.04
3:45AM
0.14
4:02PM
0.06
4:31AM
0.12
4:38PM
0.12
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise--6:54-------6:56-------6:56-----
Sunset-----7:07-------7:06-------7:04--
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-1472-21211----1-11----
Temp. °C222221212020202020202022232322222121212222222222
Feels °C (?)242322222321212121212122232323232323222321222121
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