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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 9 am Saturday 18 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 normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Backsides today?
The current surf forecast for Backsides at 4PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Backsides. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 28 | 538 | 405 | 397 | 498 | 891 | 585 | 506 | 1252 | 669 | 1461 | 1347 | 1315 | 1989 | 1633 | 3637 | 3695 | 2432 | 4004 | 2705 | 2840 | 2665 | 2419 | 2732 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:30AM 1.31 | 8:59PM 1.67 | 9:15AM 1.23 | 9:46PM 1.69 | 10:03AM 1.13 | 10:36PM 1.67 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:29PM 0.12 | 3:28AM 0.18 | 3:09PM 0.14 | 4:23AM 0.22 | 3:52PM 0.19 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tue 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
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