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Backsides surf Forecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 25 Apr 2024 AEST
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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 24.9°C (Statistics for 25 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 24.1 °C max: 25.9 °C min: 23.2 °C)
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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 24.9°C (Statistics for 25 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 24.1 °C max: 25.9 °C min: 23.2 °C)


How big are the waves at Backsides today?

The current surf forecast for Backsides at 7AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (25 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.1
S
1.8
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.8
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.9
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.4
S
1.7
S
2.5
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.3
S
2.4
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
Period(s) (?)999999788777711101010121212121211111111111111111099777899888888888888667899999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)311269263232202202240310353259219206299269735680653895800960486770441364307260248191188143146173196130131134114153153187207202202167167137145169138135129151235675108610288238961051951
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
25
SSW
30
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
S
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
0
NNW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
N
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
S
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:45AM
1.15
9:18PM
1.53
9:21AM
1.08
9:55PM
1.54
10:00AM
0.99
10:36PM
1.52
10:47AM
0.90
11:24PM
1.49
11:45AM
0.83
12:21AM
1.44
12:59PM
0.79
1:27AM
1.40
2:25PM
0.82
2:39AM
1.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:05AM
0.33
2:41PM
0.21
3:48AM
0.34
3:11PM
0.25
4:35AM
0.37
3:45PM
0.29
5:28AM
0.39
4:25PM
0.33
6:27AM
0.39
5:17PM
0.37
7:34AM
0.37
6:25PM
0.41
8:42AM
0.33
7:46PM
0.42
9:44AM
0.26
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise--6:09-------6:09-------6:09-------6:11-------6:11-------6:11-------6:11-------6:13-
Sunset-----5:16-------5:15-------5:15-------5:14-------5:13-------5:12-------5:12------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191919212221211918181820212121201716171920212020191918212121201919171719212121201918182021212120181717192021201818181819
Feels °C (?)181817181818191716161517171719171514161718191819181918212020202020171719212121202019192121212119151414161617161514141415

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