Backdoor 4 surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 05 Apr 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
23.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today?

The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 11AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (05 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (05 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.7
ESE
2
SE
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)1077889999999999999999101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2622774122011711881841551962752812322322301941651891551261301048912089
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
0
NW
15
E
15
E
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crossonon
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:03AM
1.14
10:11PM
1.48
10:42AM
1.06
10:48PM
1.42
11:25AM
0.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:08AM
0.24
3:44PM
0.35
4:49AM
0.29
4:16PM
0.42
5:35AM
0.36
4:51PM
0.49
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Sunrise--6:07-------6:07-------6:09-----
Sunset-----5:45-------5:43-------5:42--
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
11----------------------
Temp. °C191919191919191817161517181919191818182326242322
Feels °C (?)171516151616171716151417161818171717172124222220
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