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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 4 am Friday 28 Nov 2025 AEDTForecast 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
23.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Backsides today?
The current surf forecast for Backsides at 9AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 28). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Backsides. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 141 | 144 | 146 | 144 | 182 | 182 | 182 | 182 | 185 | 185 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 149 | 146 | 146 | 110 | 106 | 102 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 73 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | on | on | cross- on | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:53AM 0.82 | 2:48PM 1.25 | 3:59AM 0.92 | 3:49PM 1.20 | 5:00AM 1.06 | 4:52PM 1.18 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:14AM 0.44 | 9:46PM 0.23 | 9:28AM 0.43 | 10:33PM 0.20 | 10:44AM 0.40 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 23 |
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