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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 10 pm Sunday 22 Mar 2026 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
26.6° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Backsides today?
The current surf forecast for Backsides at 1AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Mar) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Mar) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Backsides. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 230 | 220 | 165 | 140 | 109 | 114 | 151 | 398 | 520 | 617 | 708 | 773 | 808 | 921 | 851 | 847 | 1097 | 1004 | 924 | 872 | 928 | 1115 | 1680 | 1814 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | 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 | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:49PM 1.57 | 12:03PM 1.16 | 12:43AM 1.54 | 1:00PM 1.03 | 1:48AM 1.50 | 2:13PM 0.92 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:19PM 0.21 | 6:19AM 0.31 | 6:03PM 0.27 | 7:25AM 0.39 | 6:55PM 0.34 | 8:44AM 0.44 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 22 | Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:51 |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
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