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Backdoor 4 Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Backdoor 4 surf Forecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 24 Apr 2024 AEST
Forecast update in hr min s 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 23.1°C (Statistics for 24 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 22.0 °C max: 23.9 °C min: 20.3 °C)
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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 23.1°C (Statistics for 24 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 22.0 °C max: 23.9 °C min: 20.3 °C)
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today?
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 1AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Update imminent
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| 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
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| Energy (?) | 65 | 65 | 439 | 1194 | 1179 | 718 | 313 | 875 | 783 | 580 | 637 | 802 | 1060 | 998 | 918 | 1258 | 1166 | 2561 | 1277 | 988 | 872 | 786 | 698 | 604 | 475 | 441 | 360 | 302 | 245 | 235 | 201 | 145 | 103 | 78 | 70 | 70 | 48 | 47 | 57 | 60 | 58 | 55 | 41 | 108 | 41 | 188 | 469 | 585 | 588 | 439 | 743 | 1042 | 1334 | 1452 | 1452 | 1376 | 1431 | 1494 | 2917 | 2806 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:30PM 1.54 | 8:54AM 1.18 | 9:03PM 1.55 | 9:33AM 1.12 | 9:39PM 1.55 | 10:15AM 1.07 | 10:18PM 1.52 | 11:03AM 1.01 | 11:05PM 1.49 | 12:02PM 0.97 | 11:59PM 1.45 | 1:14PM 0.96 | 1:03AM 1.42 | 2:32PM 1.00 | 2:14AM 1.41 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:00AM 0.21 | 2:37PM 0.30 | 3:40AM 0.21 | 3:10PM 0.34 | 4:22AM 0.23 | 3:45PM 0.39 | 5:09AM 0.26 | 4:27PM 0.45 | 6:04AM 0.28 | 5:18PM 0.50 | 7:07AM 0.28 | 6:24PM 0.55 | 8:15AM 0.26 | 7:45PM 0.57 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 01 | Thu 02 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:13 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
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