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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 pm Tuesday 05 May 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
22.7° 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 11PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | |
807 | 707 | 707 | 694 | 606 | 606 | 573 | 495 | 476 | 467 | 458 | 400 | 346 | 410 | 339 | 284 | 240 | 196 | 151 | 120 | 1354 | 1933 | 1701 | 1546 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 10:26AM1.01m | 10:21PM1.46m | 11:11AM0.96m | 11:03PM1.41m | 12:03PM0.93m | 11:51PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:46PM0.46m | 5:17AM0.30m | 4:25PM0.51m | 6:05AM0.34m | 5:11PM0.56m | 6:58AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
 | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
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Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 13 |
19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
 kJ | 807 | 707 | 707 | 694 | 606 | 606 | 573 | 495 | 476 | 467 | 458 | 400 | 346 | 410 | 339 | 284 | 240 | 196 | 151 | 120 | 1354 | 1933 | 1701 | 1546 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 4 | S 17 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 17 | S 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 12 | 14 | 14 | 25 | 24 | 5 | 49 | 71 | 96 | 60 | 39 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 92 | 92 | 70 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | — | — | S 17 | S 11 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 10 | S 17 | NE 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 6 | — | — | 53 | 21 | 45 | 39 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | — | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | NE 2 | NE 4 | NE 4 | WNW 2 | W 3 | W 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | WSW 5 | — | — | W 4 |
| kJ | 28 | 29 | 29 | 9 | 5 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 13 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 90 | 209 | 563 | 37 | — | — | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 72 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 46 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 |
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