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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 Tuesday 07 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
23.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today?
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 11PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (07 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
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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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 104 | 113 | 90 | 88 | 81 | 103 | 179 | 235 | 206 | 208 | 162 | 135 | 98 | 85 | 83 | 81 | 83 | 78 | 79 | 121 | 165 | 183 | 229 | 210 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross | cross- on | on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:25AM 0.98 | 11:31PM 1.35 | 12:18PM 0.91 | 12:23AM 1.29 | 1:28PM 0.88 | 1:26AM 1.25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:51PM 0.49 | 6:28AM 0.42 | 5:35PM 0.56 | 7:33AM 0.46 | 6:34PM 0.61 | 8:43AM 0.45 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 07 | Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - |
| Sunset | - | 5:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 |
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