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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 Monday 20 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
24.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Backsides today?
The current surf forecast for Backsides at 8AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 3.0m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Apr) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
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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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1840 | 4327 | 4308 | 4324 | 3023 | 3213 | 3178 | 3029 | 2883 | 2526 | 2398 | 2028 | 2128 | 2147 | 1945 | 1791 | 1647 | 1459 | 1333 | 1170 | 1192 | 1169 | 1283 | 1265 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:03AM 1.13 | 10:36PM 1.67 | 10:56AM 1.02 | 11:31PM 1.62 | 11:59AM 0.92 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:23AM 0.22 | 3:52PM 0.19 | 5:22AM 0.26 | 4:41PM 0.25 | 6:28AM 0.30 | 5:38PM 0.32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
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