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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 Thursday 16 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
25.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Backsides today?
The current surf forecast for Backsides at 9AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
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) (?) | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 191 | 177 | 167 | 167 | 164 | 154 | 110 | 110 | 89 | 106 | 100 | 94 | 61 | 56 | 72 | 35 | 34 | 28 | 28 | 578 | 596 | 416 | 385 | 821 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:06AM 1.38 | 7:36PM 1.48 | 7:48AM 1.36 | 8:17PM 1.59 | 8:30AM 1.31 | 8:59PM 1.67 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:00AM 0.25 | 1:16PM 0.14 | 1:48AM 0.20 | 1:52PM 0.12 | 2:37AM 0.18 | 2:29PM 0.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 5:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
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