Backdoor 4 surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 05 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
23.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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 East direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)--
Afternoon (06 Apr)--
Evening (06 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


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Sun
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
SSE
0.9
SE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
1
SSE
Period(s) (?)9999999999999991010109991099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)184159201275275232238202199165165132102102104878988101115101145130169
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
NW
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
ESE
15
E
10
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SSE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrossononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crossonononcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:11PM
1.48
10:42AM
1.06
10:48PM
1.42
11:25AM
0.98
11:31PM
1.35
12:18PM
0.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:49AM
0.29
4:16PM
0.42
5:35AM
0.36
4:51PM
0.49
6:28AM
0.42
Sun
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise----6:07-------6:09-------6:09---
Sunset-------5:43-------5:42-------5:40
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191918161517181819181717182426252422212018232422
Feels °C (?)161717141417161718161615162325242320201816222321
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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