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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 3 pm Thursday 16 Apr 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
22.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today?
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 12AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 266 | 134 | 99 | 97 | 97 | 71 | 66 | 47 | 46 | 31 | 29 | 6 | 832 | 1252 | 1732 | 2047 | 2331 | 2043 | 2973 | 3404 | 3347 | 3124 | 2196 | 2276 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:30PM 1.58 | 7:45AM 1.42 | 8:09PM 1.68 | 8:33AM 1.37 | 8:51PM 1.73 | 9:23AM 1.29 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:10PM 0.08 | 1:45AM 0.13 | 1:48PM 0.08 | 2:33AM 0.05 | 2:27PM 0.12 | 3:23AM 0.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - |
| Sunset | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 |
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