Surf Forecast Surf Report

Backdoor 4 surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 04 Apr 2025 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
24.4° 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 3AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (05 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (05 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fri
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Sat
12
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
1.1
S
1.7
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.5
S
2.3
S
1.8
S
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
S
1
S
1.5
S
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
1
ENE
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)8888888879101099111110109981919881211111111101312111110101099998512111111111111997777788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)14711911310412010310416128669214121045551299526498379257198155111173110352743244533663716567102890256343233827721916613012294715013012111686825656412783106104104108124124
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
W
25
W
15
W
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
5
SSW
10
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
NNW
10
E
10
SSW
15
W
20
W
15
W
20
W
15
W
10
SSE
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
25
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NNE
15
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffcrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
ononglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:29AM
1.43
3:56PM
0.93
3:46AM
1.38
5:15PM
0.98
4:59AM
1.36
6:13PM
1.06
5:59AM
1.36
6:56PM
1.15
6:48AM
1.36
7:32PM
1.24
7:29AM
1.36
8:03PM
1.32
8:06AM
1.34
8:33PM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:43PM
0.52
9:46AM
0.31
9:03PM
0.58
11:00AM
0.31
10:30PM
0.58
11:58AM
0.29
11:41PM
0.53
12:43PM
0.27
12:38AM
0.46
1:19PM
0.24
1:24AM
0.39
1:49PM
0.23
2:04AM
0.33
2:17PM
0.22
2:42AM
0.28
Fri
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Sat
12
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Sunset-------6:45-------6:43-------6:42-------6:40-------6:38-------6:37-------6:37----
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Rain (mm)
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