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Backdoor 4 surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 15 Jan 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
22.8° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today?

The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 1AM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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

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Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
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2
2
1
0
0
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2
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
2
ENE
2.1
NE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
2.5
S
3.5
SSE
4
S
4
S
3.5
S
2.5
S
1.9
SE
2.1
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.5
ESE
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3
E
Period(s) (?)77778888810101110109111110999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)380471405452226214186151131132021273289334721841098846101694396912021849206020301528
Wind
(km/h)
40
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
10
NW
15
SW
10
SW
25
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:22PM
0.94
7:28AM
1.49
8:07PM
0.98
8:08AM
1.55
8:47PM
1.02
8:46AM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:43AM
0.44
2:22PM
0.30
1:29AM
0.41
2:59PM
0.23
2:11AM
0.37
3:35PM
0.18
Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise----5:58-------6:00-------6:01---
Sunset8:06-------8:05-------8:05-------
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Rain (mm)
6-11-------113676656131021
Temp. °C222120202024242322222222222222222121212120202221
Feels °C (?)181920222025222020191920202019191717171817161817
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