Backsides 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.84° S 153.61° E

Issued: 9 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Backsides sea temperature is

20.4° C

Backsides surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Backsides today (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Backsides at 2PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	10s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	10s
Evening (20 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 20						Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	!	!	!	!	0	1	1	1	2	3	3	2	2	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 10	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9
Wave Graph
kJ	3184	2155	2254	1882	1730	1618	1479	1224	978	878	698	541	484	311	544	513	502	436	367	364	318	311
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	W	W	NNW	NNE	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross
High Tide			12:52PM1.12m				00:43AM1.16m					1:49PM1.13m				1:25AM1.03m				2:55PM1.17m
Low Tide	6:37AM0.22m				6:45PM0.45m					7:15AM0.28m				7:47PM0.56m				7:55AM0.33m				9:04PM0.63m


	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	18	18	18	17	17	17	18	19	18	18
Feels °C	12	13	14	13	13	14	14	14	16	14	14	15	16	16	17	17	17	17	18	18	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSE 13	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 10	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	44	2155	2254	1882	55	1618	1479	1224	978	878	698	541	484	311	544	513	502	436	367	364	318	311
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	SSE 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 10
kJ	—	37	58	57	80	77	75	73	72	70	104	82	80	201	38	36	36	35	31	31	31	32
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 16	S 21	S 20	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	E 9	SSE 15	SE 15	SE 15	S 15	S 14	S 13	E 12
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	21	9	8	64	61	59	58	26	22	8	8	4	4	4	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	SSE 8	—	—	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	3184	333	—	—	1730	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	Lennox Head NSW - North Coast	Wategos NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	Lennox Head NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	Backsides NSW - North Coast	Backsides NSW - North Coast	Backsides NSW - North Coast	Backsides NSW - North Coast	Ballina South Wall NSW - North Coast	Sharps Beach NSW - North Coast	Suffolk Park NSW - North Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	69	69	69	69	23	23	23	23	4	23	23	4	23	23	23	0	0	0	0	4	1	17
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales	Turners Beach	Turners Beach	Turners Beach	Turners Beach	The Pass	Emerald Beach	Angourie Point	Emerald Beach	Lennox Head	Brunswick River-South	Emerald Beach	Angourie Point	Gallows	Arrawarra	Black Rock	Black Rock	Black Rock	Black Rock	Black Rock	Tallows Beach	Gallows	Black Rock
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Sawtell NSW - Port Macquarie	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Easter Reef VIC - Far West	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Point Lonsdale VIC - Torquay	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	6	5	6	6	5
Header Global	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Jongensfontein South Africa	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cow Bombie Australia
Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	6	6	5

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