Backdoor 4 surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 08 Jul 2025 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
19.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


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) & DateWave HeightWave 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)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
W
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
1.6
S
1.8
S
0.4
E
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.5
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1.3
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.1
S
Period(s) (?)7441010101010101010101010111155551111111411111410988101010101091111111313121111111111111010101081010109918
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)80795463483040454347466465748510313713813111658514659722850605373603023514916336556774884457018081056121312239735715014273612942342153694433171821891991741751429
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
35
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
25
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
15
NW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
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
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
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)
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Temp. °C151615151413121417181615141314141513121111111011161814131313131518181614131211131719161513141215171716151211101113141210
Feels °C (?)999998810121211111086452444445111287889111313121010989131511118861011121312107555544
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