Backdoor 4 surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 06 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
23.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today?

The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 10PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)--
Afternoon (06 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (06 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
SE
0.8
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)999999999101010991010999810999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2382021991651601621291021068890888310317917529419913210089858381
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
5
WNW
10
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
N
10
NW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SE
15
SE
5
NE
5
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crossoncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:42AM
1.06
10:48PM
1.42
11:25AM
0.98
11:31PM
1.35
12:18PM
0.91
12:23AM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:16PM
0.42
5:35AM
0.36
4:51PM
0.49
6:28AM
0.42
5:35PM
0.56
7:33AM
0.46
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise------6:09-------6:09-------6:09-
Sunset-5:43-------5:42-------5:40------
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-2----------------------
Temp. °C191617161616172426252422212019222321212121201921
Feels °C (?)181616141515152325242321191818212119212323222022
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