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Backdoor 4 Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Backdoor 4 surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 29 Mar 2026 AEDTForecast 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
25.1° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today?
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 8PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Mar) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Mar) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Mar) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1961 | 1538 | 1250 | 1045 | 846 | 664 | 575 | 452 | 385 | 326 | 280 | 238 | 202 | 147 | 140 | 114 | 125 | 178 | 172 | 123 | 89 | 135 | 325 | 240 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:12PM 1.20 | 7:09AM 1.49 | 7:52PM 1.30 | 7:54AM 1.48 | 8:27PM 1.39 | 8:34AM 1.44 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:02PM 0.17 | 12:54AM 0.37 | 1:41PM 0.14 | 1:44AM 0.30 | 2:16PM 0.14 | 2:28AM 0.24 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
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