Backdoor 4 surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 26 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
24.7° C
(Which is 1.5°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 4PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)7ft (2.2m)12s
Afternoon (26 Mar)7ft (2.2m)12s
Evening (26 Mar)7ft (2.2m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sun
29
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
2
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
E
2.2
E
2.2
E
2.2
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
1.9
E
1.7
E
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1
ESE
4.5
S
5
S
7
S
7
S
6.5
S
6
S
5.5
S
5
S
4
SSE
4.5
S
4
S
Period(s) (?)121212121212111111111111111213141413131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)143913781369134713241154910707634494334322234631893921966318415150021207798257794498752914362
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
5
N
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
SW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WSW
45
W
30
W
35
W
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:04PM
0.95
4:04AM
1.43
5:24PM
1.00
5:17AM
1.45
6:25PM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:57AM
0.30
9:19PM
0.53
11:14AM
0.27
10:45PM
0.52
12:14PM
0.22
11:56PM
0.45
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sun
29
Sunrise7:00-------7:01-------7:01-------
Sunset---6:58-------6:55-------6:54----
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----611211122-----------
Temp. °C202425252020191814151414161615141416181920191615
Feels °C (?)212523261919171557766786710121315151312
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