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Backsides Surf Forecast
/ NSW – North Coast (46 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Backsides surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
25.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Backsides today?
The current surf forecast for Backsides at 11AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Backsides. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 133 | 133 | 136 | 145 | 151 | 154 | 154 | 163 | 160 | 188 | 188 | 211 | 179 | 269 | 187 | 198 | 192 | 239 | 295 | 350 | 350 | 345 | 408 | 475 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:52PM 1.35 | 11:51AM 0.84 | 12:43AM 1.30 | 1:01PM 0.77 | 1:45AM 1.25 | 2:44PM 0.76 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:48AM 0.56 | 5:34PM 0.48 | 8:00AM 0.56 | 6:29PM 0.54 | 9:20AM 0.52 | 7:43PM 0.58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:32 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
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