Backdoor 4 Surf Forecast

/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Backdoor 4 surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 28 May 2026 AEST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 20.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (28 May):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 10PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 28). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 May)	-	-
Afternoon (28 May)	6ft (1.8m)	11s
Evening (28 May)	5.5ft (1.7m)	11s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 59mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Sun morning).
	Thu 28				Friday 29								Saturday 30								Sun 31
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	1	2	2	1	0	!	!	!	!	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	E 10	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	741	727	649	714	700	648	635	557	958	809	624	686	504	434	333	356	373	380	373	278	204	171	159	156
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	W	W	W	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide			6:23PM1.49m				6:45AM1.06m				6:57PM1.54m					7:28AM1.05m				7:33PM1.56m				8:09AM1.04m
Low Tide	11:47AM0.33m					1:01AM0.31m			12:22PM0.35m					1:41AM0.26m			12:58PM0.36m					2:19AM0.22m


	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—
	—	4:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:54	—	—	—	—	—	4:53
mm	2	3	3	9	6	15	11	10	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	20	20	18	19	19	18	17	19	19	18	16	15	14	14	15	19	19	16	15	14	14	13	16
Feels °C	17	18	18	15	16	16	13	11	14	15	16	14	10	9	8	9	15	14	12	11	10	9	9	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8
kJ	741	727	649	714	700	648	635	557	557	569	578	516	408	323	298	356	373	380	373	278	204	171	138	136
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 11	S 15	—	—	—	S 17	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	35	22	21	20	20	9	18	—	—	—	5	580	504	434	333	333	284	234	190	149	149	153	159	156
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	S 13	S 8	S 12	S 12	S 15	S 15	—	—	—	—	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 13	N 9	N 9	—	N 10	N 10
kJ	17	3	33	11	10	18	18	—	—	—	—	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	—	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 3	S 8	S 4	S 5	S 6	SSE 6	S 6	S 7	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	—	WSW 3	W 3	WNW 3	WNW 3	—	W 4	WNW 3	W 3	WNW 3	WNW 3	WNW 3
kJ	3	111	38	57	127	145	194	732	958	809	624	686	—	9	5	3	2	—	10	3	5	3	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	4	2	2	2	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	151	52	99	45	130	141	52	0	2	2	2	2	2	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3			4	2				4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2
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