Backdoor 4 surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
22.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

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 South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)--
Afternoon (16 Apr)--
Evening (16 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.8
S
1.9
S
2.3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.4
S
3
S
Period(s) (?)109999101099999888810681010101112
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)268251202207205223266134999797716647473112527367518021387122413942460
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
5
S
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
N
15
ENE
25
ENE
15
NNE
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
N
10
E
40
S
35
S
20
SSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SSE
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crossoncrossoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:51PM
1.46
6:58AM
1.44
7:30PM
1.58
7:45AM
1.42
8:09PM
1.68
8:33AM
1.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:57AM
0.23
1:10PM
0.08
1:45AM
0.13
1:48PM
0.08
2:33AM
0.05
2:27PM
0.12
Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise----6:15-------6:16-------6:16---
Sunset-------5:30-------5:30-------5:28
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------------3------
Temp. °C201918171619222221221918182327262018171514161817
Feels °C (?)182018171619191819191514141925241412141110131411
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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