Wave buoys close to Backsides, Australia

Lat Long: 28.84° S 153.61° E

Issued: 9 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Backsides sea temperature is

20.0° C

Backsides surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

For each wave buoy we keep two record sets: an hour record and the long-range 6 hourly one.

Wave buoys nearest to Backsides:
1.	Byron Bay Waverider Buoy	last 18 hours, hourly	last 5 days, each 6hr	6mi
2.	Tweed Heads Buoy	last 18 hours, hourly	last 5 days, each 6hr	46mi
3.	Palm Beach Buoy	last 18 hours, hourly	last 5 days, each 6hr	52mi
4.	Gold Coast Buoy	last 18 hours, hourly	last 5 days, each 6hr	62mi
5.	Brisbane Buoy	last 18 hours, hourly	last 5 days, each 6hr	94mi

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Wave buoys close to Backsides, Australia

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