Backdoor 4 surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 31 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
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 10AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 31). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (31 Mar)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (31 Mar)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.4
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
Period(s) (?)988816161616131616161615141412121177775
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20214714011412717817276121135134181234157136917569416954699144
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
5
NW
5
W
0
ENE
10
E
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NE
15
E
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:54AM
1.48
8:27PM
1.39
8:34AM
1.44
9:01PM
1.46
9:12AM
1.38
9:33PM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:44AM
0.30
2:16PM
0.14
2:28AM
0.24
2:47PM
0.15
3:10AM
0.20
3:17PM
0.18
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise--7:03-------7:03-------7:05-----
Sunset-----6:51-------6:50-------6:47--
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201918202121212119191920212221212019192122222121
Feels °C (?)191918212020181919202020202119202121202222212020
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