Backdoor 4 surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 28 May 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
20.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (28 May):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 10PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 28). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)--
Afternoon (28 May)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (28 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 59mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
2
2
1
0
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1
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.2
S
8
2.3
S
8
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.6
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.4
S
8
1.2
S
8
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
741
727
649
714
700
648
635
557
958
809
624
686
504
434
333
356
373
380
373
278
204
171
159
156
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
35
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
W
25
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:23PM1.49m
6:45AM1.06m
6:57PM1.54m
7:28AM1.05m
7:33PM1.56m
8:09AM1.04m
Low Tide
11:47AM0.33m
1:01AM0.31m
12:22PM0.35m
1:41AM0.26m
12:58PM0.36m
2:19AM0.22m
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
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heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:46
6:47
6:47
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4:54
4:54
4:54
4:53
2
3
3
9
6
15
11
10
2
Temp °C
19
20
20
18
19
19
18
17
19
19
18
16
15
14
14
15
19
19
16
15
14
14
13
16
17
18
18
15
16
16
13
11
14
15
16
14
10
9
8
9
15
14
12
11
10
9
9
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
2
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.6
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.4
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
Energy kJ
741
727
649
714
700
648
635
557
557
569
578
516
408
323
298
356
373
380
373
278
204
171
138
136
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
8
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
17
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
Energy kJ
35
22
21
20
20
9
18
5
580
504
434
333
333
284
234
190
149
149
153
159
156
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
13
0.5
S
8
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
17
3
33
11
10
18
18
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
3
0.9
S
8
1
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.4
S
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.6
S
6
2.5
S
7
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.2
S
8
2.3
S
8
0.6
WSW
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.6
W
4
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
Energy kJ
3
111
38
57
127
145
194
732
958
809
624
686
9
5
3
2
10
3
5
3
2
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
151
52
99
45
130
141
52
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
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