Backdoor 4 surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 07 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
22.6° C
(Which is 1.1°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 1PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (07 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (07 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu morning, light winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
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3
2
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
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3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
2.5
S
10
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.3
S
12
2
S
11
1.9
S
10
2.2
S
10
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
11
3
S
11
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
12
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.2
S
10
2
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
339
284
240
196
151
120
1535
1736
1636
1420
907
701
932
1880
1512
2152
1328
1786
2041
1701
1055
808
618
524
Wind (km/h)
20
W
25
W
35
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
SW
25
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:03PM0.93m
11:51PM1.35m
1:04PM0.93m
00:44AM1.31m
2:11PM0.96m
1:42AM1.28m
Low Tide
6:05AM0.34m
5:11PM0.56m
6:58AM0.36m
6:08PM0.61m
7:53AM0.36m
7:18PM0.63m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:31
6:31
6:31
6:33
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5:08
5:07
5:07
5:06
Temp °C
12
16
16
16
15
12
10
9
9
14
20
20
17
15
14
13
13
15
17
17
17
17
16
14
7
10
7
7
7
5
4
3
3
8
15
13
11
11
10
9
10
12
14
14
16
16
14
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.3
S
12
2
S
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.2
S
10
2
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
10
Energy kJ
339
284
240
196
151
120
92
1736
1636
1420
907
82
59
1880
1512
1377
1328
1786
1512
1320
1055
808
618
524
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
6
0.5
S
5
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
16
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.1
S
16
0.1
N
9
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
Energy kJ
7
14
10
6
14
5
92
92
70
71
75
5
2
59
59
59
59
61
62
62
63
63
64
65
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
12
11
4
4
4
2
2
86
46
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
1
SW
4
1.3
SSW
5
1.7
SSW
7
2.3
SSW
9
2.5
S
10
0.5
W
3
2.5
SSW
11
1.9
S
10
2.2
S
10
3
S
11
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
Energy kJ
5
5
39
97
268
808
1535
5
1377
701
932
2152
2041
1701
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
2
2
169
240
40
11
2
11
2
2
0
45
45
0
0
0
0
0
0
21
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
5
5
6
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
7
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
9
5
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