Backdoor 4 surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 08 May 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
22.6° C
(Which is 1.1°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 7AM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (08 May)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Evening (08 May)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
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1
2
!
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!
!
!
!
!
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3
3
3
4
1
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
10
2
S
10
2
S
11
2.3
S
10
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
10
2
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.7
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.9
S
8
1.8
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2273
1578
1081
816
941
1090
1966
1828
1698
1489
1252
1302
1969
1520
1300
761
660
471
575
390
381
377
500
428
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
W
25
WNW
20
W
20
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
S
20
S
15
S
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
S
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:51PM1.35m
1:04PM0.93m
00:44AM1.31m
2:11PM0.96m
1:42AM1.28m
3:12PM1.04m
Low Tide
6:58AM0.36m
6:08PM0.61m
7:53AM0.36m
7:18PM0.63m
8:45AM0.32m
8:34PM0.62m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
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6:31
6:31
6:33
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5:07
5:07
5:06
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
15
20
20
16
15
14
13
12
15
17
18
18
17
16
14
14
17
18
19
19
19
4
4
4
9
15
13
10
11
10
9
9
12
14
15
16
15
14
12
12
15
15
16
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
10
2
S
10
2
S
11
1.9
S
10
2.3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
11
2.3
S
11
2.2
S
10
2
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.6
S
9
0.7
S
11
0.7
E
12
1.8
S
8
Energy kJ
1601
1578
1081
816
941
724
1311
1828
1698
1489
1252
1302
1458
1190
976
761
660
471
399
390
381
123
139
428
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.2
SSE
18
0.7
E
12
Energy kJ
92
94
71
73
56
58
59
61
59
59
40
40
40
63
63
63
64
65
67
98
103
103
31
139
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
S
19
0.1
N
10
0.3
SSW
17
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
N
10
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.1
E
16
0.5
S
15
Energy kJ
2
2
7
2
57
6
6
2
6
24
5
118
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
10
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
2.4
SSW
11
2.3
S
10
2.5
S
12
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
10
1.9
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.9
S
8
Energy kJ
2273
5
5
1291
1090
1966
1969
1520
1300
575
377
500
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
4
3
4
4
1
4
4
4
3
4
5
1
4
3
3
3
4
2
2
3
3
3
Distance (km)
2
2
2
2
0
36
45
0
0
0
0
0
1
45
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
3
3
3
4
2
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
3
4
4
3
3
4
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
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