- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Backdoor 4 Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Backdoor 4 surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 03 May 2026 AESTForecast 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
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 11PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wed 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | |
671 | 1004 | 1149 | 1172 | 1064 | 942 | 1255 | 742 | 799 | 816 | 932 | 932 | 882 | 951 | 894 | 911 | 807 | 720 | 819 | 720 | 694 | 683 | 670 | 646 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 9:06PM1.55m | 9:45AM1.05m | 9:42PM1.52m | 10:26AM1.01m | 10:21PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:37PM0.36m | 3:51AM0.22m | 3:11PM0.41m | 4:32AM0.26m | 3:46PM0.46m | 5:17AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  | | |  |  |  | | |  | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
 | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 |
18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 942 | 838 | 742 | 799 | 816 | 932 | 932 | 882 | 951 | 894 | 911 | 807 | 720 | 819 | 720 | 694 | 683 | 670 | 646 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 53 | 49 | 78 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 17 | S 18 | S 5 | — | — | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 25 | 4 | — | — | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | N 5 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 671 | 1004 | 1149 | 1172 | 1064 | 64 | 1255 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 338 | 338 | 254 | 242 | 37 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Backdoor 4 surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest