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Backsides surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 22 Dec 2025 AEDT
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Backsides surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Backsides sea temperature is
24.9° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Backsides today?

The current surf forecast for Backsides at 4AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm December 22). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Dec)1ft (0.3m)15s
Afternoon (23 Dec)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (23 Dec)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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

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Mon
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
1.1
NNE
1.2
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.9
NNE
1.1
N
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
1.2
S
1.7
S
Period(s) (?)1616161515151515156614141414141465109956
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4040393534335455548290727071706965636598627463225
Wind
(km/h)
30
N
25
NNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
0
SE
10
ENE
5
W
25
N
15
N
10
N
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
20
S
35
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		glasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		offcrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:56PM
0.91
11:13AM
1.58
11:39PM
0.89
11:52AM
1.51
12:24AM
0.90
12:33PM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:31PM
0.27
4:23AM
0.28
6:09PM
0.25
5:07AM
0.30
6:47PM
0.22
5:54AM
0.32
Mon
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Sunrise----5:43-------5:45-------5:45---
Sunset-------7:43-------7:44-------7:44
clear
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cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----1166142-11--12-----
Temp. °C272626242527272524232322242526272524232223272625
Feels °C (?)262628262831292925242624272728282626262526272424
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