Backdoor 4 surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 23 Mar 2026 AEDT
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
24.6° C
(Which is 1.3°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 4AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (24 Mar)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (24 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Mon
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
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!
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0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.8
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
E
2.4
E
2.3
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
Period(s) (?)7777888899999910101013131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1311311311381631922022462643183263803804404925237211635196121241879160713691225
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
WSW
10
SW
10
S
15
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNE
25
ENE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:33AM
1.56
1:16PM
1.06
1:33AM
1.50
2:34PM
0.97
2:45AM
1.45
4:04PM
0.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:00PM
0.30
7:20AM
0.24
6:51PM
0.40
8:34AM
0.29
7:57PM
0.49
9:57AM
0.30
Mon
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise----6:58-------6:58-------7:00---
Sunset-------7:00-------6:59-------6:58
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222222222122232322222120202222222220191919232423
Feels °C (?)212121232221222221222321212322222321202020232221
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