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Backdoor 4 Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Backdoor 4 surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 07 May 2026 AESTForecast 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
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: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | |
400 | 346 | 339 | 284 | 240 | 196 | 151 | 120 | 1650 | 1769 | 1860 | 1419 | 962 | 980 | 755 | 1549 | 1456 | 2193 | 2057 | 1786 | 2041 | 1701 | 1403 | 808 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | 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 | |
High Tide | 11:03PM1.41m | 12:03PM0.93m | 11:51PM1.35m | 1:04PM0.93m | 00:44AM1.31m | 2:11PM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:05AM0.34m | 5:11PM0.56m | 6:58AM0.36m | 6:08PM0.61m | 7:53AM0.36m | 7:18PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
14 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
 kJ | 400 | 346 | 339 | 284 | 240 | 196 | 151 | 120 | 92 | 1769 | 1860 | 1419 | 962 | 701 | 755 | 1549 | 1456 | 1377 | 1436 | 1786 | 1485 | 1320 | 1075 | 808 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 11 | S 17 | S 13 | NE 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 22 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 4 | — | 92 | 70 | 71 | 78 | 58 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 63 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | S 20 | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | W 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | S 10 | — | W 5 | — | — | S 10 | WSW 4 | W 4 | — | S 11 | S 10 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 53 | 127 | 232 | 724 | 1650 | — | 34 | — | — | 980 | 20 | 20 | — | 2193 | 2057 | — | 2041 | 1701 | 1403 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 169 | 240 | 248 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
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