Backsides surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 06 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
25.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Backsides today?

The current surf forecast for Backsides at 11PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)--
Afternoon (06 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (06 Apr)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)99991010109999999910101010101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)300293251251257262220210171171166133133133133145151154154163160154188175
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
0
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:25AM
1.03
11:08PM
1.41
11:03AM
0.93
11:52PM
1.35
11:51AM
0.84
12:43AM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:21PM
0.34
5:49AM
0.52
4:54PM
0.41
6:48AM
0.56
5:34PM
0.48
8:00AM
0.56
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise------5:58-------5:58-------5:58-
Sunset-5:37-------5:36-------5:35------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222121201918182226242322212020242725232221202022
Feels °C (?)202020201918172125222221212121242624222122212225
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