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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 Monday 01 Jun 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
20.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (02 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 12AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (02 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thu 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 6 | E 9 | S 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | |
62 | 61 | 85 | 60 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 60 | 90 | 88 | 45 | 46 | 29 | 50 | 51 | 49 | 67 | 97 | 97 | 93 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:45PM1.57m | 9:29AM1.02m | 9:23PM1.55m | 10:10AM1.00m | 10:02PM1.51m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:11PM0.40m | 3:37AM0.22m | 2:49PM0.42m | 4:17AM0.23m | 3:27PM0.45m | 4:58AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — |
 | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
 kJ | 60 | 32 | 85 | 60 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 60 | 90 | 88 | 45 | 46 | 29 | 50 | 51 | 49 | 67 | 97 | 97 | 93 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | ENE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 62 | 61 | 81 | 45 | 45 | 41 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 5 | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 7 | S 11 | E 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 8 | S 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 17 | 28 | — | 36 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 20 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 17 | 20 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 9 | 9 | 76 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 37 | 37 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 |
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