Backdoor 4 surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 04 May 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
23.1° C
(Which is 1.5°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 5PM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (04 May)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (04 May)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
2
3
2
1
0
!
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
ENE
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
2.1
E
10
2
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
896
799
799
816
832
849
951
934
969
894
807
707
707
694
606
584
573
562
476
467
467
400
400
402
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
N
5
SE
10
NNE
15
N
15
NW
10
NW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
S
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SE
10
E
20
NE
25
NNE
15
NNW
20
W
on
on
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:45AM1.05m
9:42PM1.52m
10:26AM1.01m
10:21PM1.46m
11:11AM0.96m
11:03PM1.41m
Low Tide
3:11PM0.41m
4:32AM0.26m
3:46PM0.46m
5:17AM0.30m
4:25PM0.51m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:28
6:28
6:30
6:31
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5:10
5:09
5:08
5:08
1
1
3
Temp °C
17
19
19
21
18
18
18
18
17
18
21
20
20
19
18
16
16
17
18
19
20
19
16
15
16
19
19
20
18
17
18
17
16
15
19
17
17
17
16
14
14
16
17
18
17
16
14
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
ENE
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
2.1
E
10
2
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
ENE
10
Energy kJ
896
799
799
816
832
849
951
934
969
894
807
707
707
694
606
584
573
562
476
467
467
400
400
402
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
17
0.6
S
10
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
6
6
5
5
5
11
12
9
25
24
53
49
74
133
84
55
38
23
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
17
0.1
N
10
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
Energy kJ
7
6
5
5
6
2
46
39
35
14
14
13
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.4
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.4
SSE
4
0.6
NNE
3
0.8
NNE
4
Energy kJ
2
2
4
8
5
20
5
4
5
7
19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
2
2
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
226
37
37
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
9
9
9
6
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