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Backdoor 4 Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
Backdoor 4 surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 08 Jul 2025 AEST
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today?
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 5PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 08 | Wednesday 09 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 18 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 80 | 79 | 54 | 63 | 48 | 30 | 40 | 45 | 43 | 47 | 46 | 64 | 65 | 74 | 85 | 103 | 137 | 138 | 131 | 116 | 58 | 51 | 46 | 59 | 722 | 850 | 60 | 537 | 360 | 302 | 351 | 491 | 633 | 655 | 677 | 488 | 445 | 701 | 808 | 1056 | 1213 | 1223 | 973 | 571 | 501 | 427 | 361 | 294 | 234 | 215 | 369 | 443 | 317 | 182 | 189 | 199 | 174 | 175 | 142 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:35PM 1.51 | 7:14AM 0.99 | 7:16PM 1.57 | 7:57AM 1.02 | 7:56PM 1.62 | 8:38AM 1.05 | 8:35PM 1.66 | 9:19AM 1.09 | 9:14PM 1.66 | 10:02AM 1.12 | 9:54PM 1.64 | 10:45AM 1.16 | 10:35PM 1.58 | 11:32AM 1.21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:51AM 0.42 | 1:28AM 0.28 | 12:36PM 0.40 | 2:08AM 0.22 | 1:19PM 0.37 | 2:47AM 0.17 | 2:01PM 0.35 | 3:25AM 0.13 | 2:44PM 0.34 | 4:03AM 0.10 | 3:28PM 0.35 | 4:41AM 0.08 | 4:15PM 0.37 | 5:20AM 0.09 | 5:07PM 0.41 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 08 | Wednesday 09 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 5:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:02 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
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