Backdoor 4 surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 14 Feb 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
23.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today?

The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 1PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am February 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (14 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (14 Feb)2ft (0.6m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tue
17
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
0.5
S
0.4
S
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
0.6
S
0.6
S
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)9988866661014677712126677777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9776716345606363734458116128131113101123160139131114939393
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
0
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:03AM
1.44
7:45PM
1.01
7:44AM
1.53
8:23PM
1.08
8:22AM
1.60
8:59PM
1.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:55PM
0.30
1:10AM
0.42
2:30PM
0.22
1:53AM
0.35
3:03PM
0.14
2:34AM
0.30
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tue
17
Sunrise6:26-------6:28-------6:28-------
Sunset---7:46-------7:45-------7:45----
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------1-11-111121------
Temp. °C212221212121212121212121212121212122222222212020
Feels °C (?)171817181918191919191818191919191919191920202020
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