Backsides surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 07 May 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
24.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Backsides today?

The current surf forecast for Backsides at 9PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)--
Afternoon (07 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (07 May)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
2
!
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
!
!
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
2
S
7
2.5
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.8
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.5
S
10
2.1
SSE
12
2.1
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.7
S
11
1.7
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
314
301
299
255
219
429
1003
575
577
790
694
617
565
457
452
1200
1064
878
669
632
632
694
584
495
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
25
W
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SW
5
S
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
0
NNW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:46AM0.78m
00:09AM1.33m
12:52PM0.74m
1:01AM1.26m
2:09PM0.75m
1:59AM1.22m
Low Tide
5:07PM0.44m
7:26AM0.40m
6:03PM0.49m
8:23AM0.37m
7:12PM0.52m
9:14AM0.32m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:16
6:16
6:16
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5:07
5:07
5:06
5:06
Temp °C
25
25
21
18
15
12
11
13
16
16
17
17
16
14
13
16
18
19
19
19
17
15
15
17
22
21
15
12
8
5
6
9
14
12
14
15
15
11
10
13
15
17
18
18
15
13
12
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
2.2
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.8
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.5
S
10
2.1
SSE
12
2.1
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.7
S
11
1.7
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
10
Energy kJ
314
301
299
255
214
219
732
575
577
790
694
617
565
457
452
1200
1064
878
669
632
632
694
584
495
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
SSE
9
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
12
Energy kJ
12
11
10
8
8
16
223
192
200
200
200
200
200
162
168
178
185
199
196
196
192
196
221
225
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
S
12
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.7
SE
13
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
Energy kJ
8
8
8
3
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
180
10
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
3
0.8
SW
4
1.7
S
6
2
S
7
2.5
S
9
0.2
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
Energy kJ
2
20
219
429
1003
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
4
4
4
4
0
0
23
22
1
0
0
0
0
4
4
4
0
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
1
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
7
7
8
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
4
4
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