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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 Tuesday 02 Dec 2025 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
22.7° C
(Which is 1.6°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 6PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm December 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (02 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 809 | 1044 | 1162 | 921 | 600 | 432 | 339 | 291 | 245 | 135 | 83 | 63 | 67 | 78 | 56 | 56 | 39 | 62 | 145 | 164 | 233 | 210 | 65 | 43 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:46PM 1.23 | 7:15AM 1.70 | 7:46PM 1.22 | 8:02AM 1.80 | 8:43PM 1.20 | 8:50AM 1.86 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:56PM 0.23 | 12:40AM 0.16 | 1:52PM 0.10 | 1:29AM 0.17 | 2:46PM -0.00 | 2:17AM 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 32 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 28 |
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