Backsides surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 07 Mar 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
26.6° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Backsides today?

The current surf forecast for Backsides at 5AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 07). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Mar)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (08 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (08 Mar)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sat
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1
E
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
1.6
E
2.1
SE
2
SSE
1.7
S
1.7
SSE
Period(s) (?)998888888888886777878777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)381328273230190190161161200138333333361394229317346440447276539383266293
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
ENE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:02AM
1.36
11:56AM
1.14
12:42AM
1.33
12:28PM
1.03
1:28AM
1.29
1:07PM
0.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:38PM
0.27
6:16AM
0.46
6:07PM
0.33
7:03AM
0.56
6:39PM
0.40
8:02AM
0.64
Sat
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Sunrise----6:41-------6:41-------6:41---
Sunset-------7:10-------7:09-------7:08
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
----------1122333221----
Temp. °C242424232325252524242323242424232323232323252525
Feels °C (?)252627252526252524232223232323222223232221232223
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