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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 pm Sunday 05 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
23.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today?
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 12AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Apr) | - | - |
| Evening (06 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sun 05 | Monday 06 | Tuesday 07 | Wednesday 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 184 | 159 | 201 | 275 | 275 | 232 | 238 | 202 | 199 | 165 | 165 | 132 | 102 | 102 | 104 | 87 | 89 | 88 | 101 | 115 | 101 | 145 | 130 | 169 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | on | on | on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:11PM 1.48 | 10:42AM 1.06 | 10:48PM 1.42 | 11:25AM 0.98 | 11:31PM 1.35 | 12:18PM 0.91 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:49AM 0.29 | 4:16PM 0.42 | 5:35AM 0.36 | 4:51PM 0.49 | 6:28AM 0.42 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 05 | Monday 06 | Tuesday 07 | Wednesday 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:40 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 21 |
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