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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 9 am Monday 04 May 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
23.1° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today?
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 5PM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | |
896 | 799 | 799 | 816 | 832 | 849 | 951 | 934 | 969 | 894 | 807 | 707 | 707 | 694 | 606 | 584 | 573 | 562 | 476 | 467 | 467 | 400 | 400 | 402 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 9:45AM1.05m | 9:42PM1.52m | 10:26AM1.01m | 10:21PM1.46m | 11:11AM0.96m | 11:03PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:11PM0.41m | 4:32AM0.26m | 3:46PM0.46m | 5:17AM0.30m | 4:25PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 |
 | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | 5:08 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 |
 kJ | 896 | 799 | 799 | 816 | 832 | 849 | 951 | 934 | 969 | 894 | 807 | 707 | 707 | 694 | 606 | 584 | 573 | 562 | 476 | 467 | 467 | 400 | 400 | 402 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 25 | 24 | 53 | 49 | 74 | 133 | 84 | 55 | 38 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | — | N 10 | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 6 | — | 2 | — | — | 46 | 39 | 35 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | — | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 20 | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 19 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 226 | 37 | 37 | 2 | 2 |
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