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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 4 pm Monday 30 Mar 2026 AEDTForecast 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
24.7° C
(Which is 1.6°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 11PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Mar) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Mar) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 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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| 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 385 | 326 | 280 | 238 | 202 | 147 | 140 | 114 | 127 | 178 | 172 | 76 | 121 | 135 | 134 | 181 | 234 | 157 | 136 | 92 | 75 | 69 | 46 | 53 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:52PM 1.30 | 7:54AM 1.48 | 8:27PM 1.39 | 8:34AM 1.44 | 9:01PM 1.46 | 9:12AM 1.38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:41PM 0.14 | 1:44AM 0.30 | 2:16PM 0.14 | 2:28AM 0.24 | 2:47PM 0.15 | 3:10AM 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
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