Backdoor 4 surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 02 Nov 2025 AEDT
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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
20.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today?

The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 8PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)--
Afternoon (02 Nov)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (02 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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

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Sunday
02
Monday
03
Tuesday
04
Wednesday
05
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
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0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.8
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.3
ENE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)888888888889999998888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17317214214214214214217324639359663173458639829212086147144113837962
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
15
E
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
10
N
20
NE
25
ENE
30
NE
15
NNE
20
WSW
30
W
20
WNW
20
NW
30
NW
30
NW
20
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcrossglassonglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:14PM
1.38
7:00AM
1.49
7:07PM
1.39
7:41AM
1.63
8:00PM
1.38
8:23AM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:15PM
0.37
12:35AM
0.10
1:10PM
0.24
1:17AM
0.07
2:02PM
0.11
1:58AM
0.08
Sunday
02
Monday
03
Tuesday
04
Wednesday
05
Sunrise------5:52-------5:52-------5:50-
Sunset-7:20-------7:21-------7:22------
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C202120202019192224232123191817222525211816151520
Feels °C (?)21222322232120212220222214141315181916121010915
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