Backdoor 4 surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 07 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
23.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today?

The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 7AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (07 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (07 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
SE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)999991010109910109988889999915
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1651291291021068790888310314827626021814710095858381858379121
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
ESE
15
ENE
10
N
10
NW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
20
SE
10
ESE
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
N
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:48PM
1.42
11:25AM
0.98
11:31PM
1.35
12:18PM
0.91
12:23AM
1.29
1:28PM
0.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:35AM
0.36
4:51PM
0.49
6:28AM
0.42
5:35PM
0.56
7:33AM
0.46
6:34PM
0.61
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise--6:09-------6:09-------6:09-----
Sunset-----5:42-------5:40-------5:38--
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161617232624242321191922222121212019192123222221
Feels °C (?)151415222523242219161821211921232120202222212121
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