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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 10 pm Thursday 02 Apr 2026 AEDTForecast 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
23.2° 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 3AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (03 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (03 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 72 | 70 | 70 | 49 | 48 | 59 | 48 | 36 | 167 | 188 | 170 | 139 | 115 | 277 | 317 | 285 | 206 | 209 | 472 | 510 | 252 | 208 | 201 | 235 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:33PM 1.51 | 9:49AM 1.31 | 10:04PM 1.53 | 10:26AM 1.23 | 10:37PM 1.51 | 11:03AM 1.14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:50AM 0.19 | 3:46PM 0.23 | 4:29AM 0.20 | 4:14PM 0.29 | 5:08AM 0.24 | 4:44PM 0.35 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 02 | Friday 03 | Saturday 04 | Sunday 05 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
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