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Backdoor 4 surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
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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)
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8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Energy (?) | 147 | 119 | 113 | 104 | 120 | 103 | 104 | 161 | 286 | 692 | 1412 | 1045 | 551 | 299 | 526 | 498 | 379 | 257 | 198 | 155 | 111 | 173 | 110 | 35 | 27 | 43 | 244 | 533 | 663 | 716 | 567 | 1028 | 902 | 563 | 432 | 338 | 277 | 219 | 166 | 130 | 122 | 94 | 71 | 50 | 130 | 121 | 116 | 86 | 82 | 56 | 56 | 41 | 27 | 83 | 106 | 104 | 104 | 108 | 124 | 124 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | 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 | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | glass |
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Temp. °C | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C (?) | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
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