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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 am 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
23.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today?
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 11AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 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
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| 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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 262 | 277 | 412 | 201 | 171 | 188 | 184 | 155 | 196 | 275 | 281 | 232 | 232 | 230 | 194 | 165 | 189 | 155 | 126 | 130 | 104 | 89 | 120 | 89 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:03AM 1.14 | 10:11PM 1.48 | 10:42AM 1.06 | 10:48PM 1.42 | 11:25AM 0.98 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:08AM 0.24 | 3:44PM 0.35 | 4:49AM 0.29 | 4:16PM 0.42 | 5:35AM 0.36 | 4:51PM 0.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 05 | Monday 06 | Tuesday 07 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:42 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
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