Backdoor 4 surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 27 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
24.9° C
(Which is 1.7°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 12AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 27). An open ocean swell of 4.0m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)21ft (6.5m)14s
Afternoon (28 Mar)18ft (5.5m)13s
Evening (28 Mar)15ft (4.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
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3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
5.5
S
7
S
6.5
S
6.5
S
5.5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4
S
4
S
3.5
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.6
SSE
Period(s) (?)11111111141414131313121212121211111110101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)334275238218120871797115534143771071468736532572352914437387629662035171413251066863688587443
Wind
(km/h)
35
WNW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:24PM
1.00
5:17AM
1.45
6:25PM
1.09
6:18AM
1.47
7:12PM
1.20
7:09AM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:14AM
0.27
10:45PM
0.52
12:14PM
0.22
11:56PM
0.45
1:02PM
0.17
12:54AM
0.37
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise------7:01-------7:01-------7:03-
Sunset-6:55-------6:54-------6:53------
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--2---------------------
Temp. °C141616171616141619201919171616192020212020191920
Feels °C (?)67789108913141315141212161717191919181819
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