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Backdoor 4 surf Forecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 05 May 2024 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 23.1°C (Statistics for 05 May 1981-2005 - mean: 21.6 °C max: 23.4 °C min: 20.7 °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 05 May 1981-2005 - mean: 21.6 °C max: 23.4 °C min: 20.7 °C)


How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today?

The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 11AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (05 May)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (05 May)6ft (1.8m)7s

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

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Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
S
1.3
S
1
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.8
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.1
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.4
SE
2.3
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
1.9
SE
1.3
E
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.6
S
1.2
SE
0.9
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.8
SE
1.5
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SSE
2
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
1.9
SE
1.6
SE
1.8
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)12121212117788777888777777777777877777778877117798888888788888108910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)50548827853741830652577078958140467786469958948547037516125019816317316614311711715711411417318617115116413811183818113188260479291306445408435424262444510477429300566237318378
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
5
S
15
S
10
SSE
25
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
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
offoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
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
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:27AM
1.43
6:13PM
1.52
6:23AM
1.41
6:56PM
1.64
7:16AM
1.37
7:38PM
1.72
8:07AM
1.30
8:20PM
1.76
8:58AM
1.22
9:03PM
1.75
9:48AM
1.13
9:47PM
1.70
10:40AM
1.05
10:34PM
1.61
11:36AM
0.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:49AM
0.06
12:24AM
0.21
12:32PM
0.07
1:18AM
0.11
1:13PM
0.10
2:09AM
0.04
1:53PM
0.16
3:00AM
0.02
2:34PM
0.23
3:50AM
0.04
3:15PM
0.32
4:42AM
0.10
3:59PM
0.40
5:35AM
0.17
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise6:30-------6:31-------6:31-------6:31-------6:33-------6:33-------6:33-------6:35---
Sunset---5:08-------5:08-------5:07-------5:07-------5:06-------5:05-------5:05-------5:04
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Rain (mm)
121-1227--21343212222332211-24322233232331042111-255664432112
Temp. °C161616161615161718191919181818181818171718181717181818181819191818181819181818171717181919191918181818171817171717181817
Feels °C (?)171514141413151012121213121313131414141415161615171716171416171717171617161617161513131414151514141414121312111112121211

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