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Backsides surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 08 Jan 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
25.1° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Backsides today?

The current surf forecast for Backsides at 6AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (09 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (09 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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

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Thu
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.8
NE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)676677777778888888888899
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)55777088136136136160167199208220270300354408418310330428413360377426
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
25
NNE
25
NE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:26AM
1.04
1:22PM
1.25
2:18AM
1.05
2:01PM
1.12
3:18AM
1.08
2:43PM
1.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:24PM
0.20
7:10AM
0.39
8:01PM
0.24
8:04AM
0.49
8:38PM
0.28
9:06AM
0.58
Thu
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise----5:54-------5:56-------5:56---
Sunset-------7:47-------7:47-------7:47
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242322222324262524242323242627272524242324282827
Feels °C (?)242322222324252423242224262525252323242324272728
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