Backdoor 4 surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 22 Mar 2026 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
23.9° 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: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 22). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)--
Afternoon (22 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (22 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.9
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
Period(s) (?)1099996777777777888999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)688583393758154143134131131150130134146177186207258270326380380380
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
0
SSW
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
N
5
W
10
W
0
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncrosscrossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:22AM
1.31
11:43PM
1.60
12:14PM
1.18
12:33AM
1.56
1:16PM
1.06
1:33AM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:17PM
0.20
6:16AM
0.18
6:00PM
0.30
7:20AM
0.24
6:51PM
0.40
8:34AM
0.29
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise------6:58-------6:58-------6:58-
Sunset-7:02-------7:01-------7:00------
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----12--1---------------
Temp. °C242323232221212222222222222121232322222221191921
Feels °C (?)232223232324232322212121222122222221212223202023
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