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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 12AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 2.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
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Morning (05 Mar) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Afternoon (05 Mar) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
Evening (05 Mar) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
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) (?) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Energy (?) | 1092 | 884 | 1259 | 1288 | 1777 | 2239 | 3293 | 4496 | 4258 | 3477 | 2936 | 2667 | 2357 | 2799 | 2099 | 2344 | 2258 | 2214 | 2258 | 2007 | 1930 | 1657 | 1509 | 1509 | 1375 | 1255 | 1113 | 1039 | 999 | 929 | 846 | 759 | 663 | 623 | 634 | 565 | 500 | 469 | 456 | 574 | 590 | 590 | 545 | 444 | 359 | 281 | 306 | 342 | 367 | 320 | 293 | 332 | 270 | 178 | 143 | 153 | 158 | 128 | 290 | 284 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:48AM 1.52 | 1:16PM 1.14 | 1:45AM 1.48 | 2:26PM 1.00 | 2:53AM 1.43 | 3:55PM 0.92 | 4:10AM 1.41 | 5:24PM 0.93 | 5:24AM 1.42 | 6:32PM 0.99 | 6:26AM 1.46 | 7:21PM 1.06 | 7:17AM 1.50 | 8:01PM 1.14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:20PM 0.21 | 7:20AM 0.26 | 7:06PM 0.33 | 8:34AM 0.33 | 8:03PM 0.44 | 10:00AM 0.36 | 9:15PM 0.51 | 11:23AM 0.34 | 10:38PM 0.53 | 12:30PM 0.30 | 11:52PM 0.49 | 1:20PM 0.25 | 12:50AM 0.43 | 2:00PM 0.20 | 1:38AM 0.36 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 04 | Wednesday 05 | Thursday 06 | Friday 07 | Saturday 08 | Sunday 09 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wed 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Temp. °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C (?) | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 24 |
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