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Backsides surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 21 Nov 2025 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
22.6° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Backsides today?

The current surf forecast for Backsides at 4PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (21 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (21 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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

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Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Mon
24
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)121211111111111111111111111010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)228220431423377416401396396338332332269262252204200196198161158158156153
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
15
S
10
SE
15
ESE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
N
5
NW
5
SW
0
E
10
E
15
NE
20
NE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassglassglassglassglassoncross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:43AM
1.57
9:44PM
0.98
10:19AM
1.58
10:24PM
0.93
10:56AM
1.55
11:08PM
0.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:23PM
0.36
3:26AM
0.24
5:06PM
0.36
4:00AM
0.28
5:51PM
0.35
4:36AM
0.32
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Mon
24
Sunrise5:41-------5:41-------5:39-------
Sunset---7:21-------7:22-------7:22----
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clear
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------1---------1-----
Temp. °C222424242221212020212322212121202023222423222120
Feels °C (?)252525252321222120222422242424222226232423232222
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