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Backsides surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 12 Jan 2026 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
24.8° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Backsides today?

The current surf forecast for Backsides at 10AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (12 Jan)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (12 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
!
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
S
1.8
S
2.1
S
2.2
S
1.9
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
E
1.1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
1.2
SSE
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)7788888888888889999108888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)233340487624470318227184180176185176212212145183162162135263161190197235
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
30
S
30
S
15
S
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:23AM
1.13
3:34PM
0.93
5:26AM
1.22
4:39PM
0.89
6:20AM
1.32
5:53PM
0.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:24AM
0.64
10:01PM
0.34
11:52AM
0.65
10:51PM
0.37
1:03PM
0.61
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise--5:58-------5:58-------5:58-----
Sunset-----7:47-------7:47-------7:47--
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
211111---11121----------
Temp. °C232323242424242424232324242425242322232626262424
Feels °C (?)232121252425252525242425242325252423242525262527
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