Backsides surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 04 Apr 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
25.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Backsides today?

The current surf forecast for Backsides at 12AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)8ft (2.4m)7s
Afternoon (05 Apr)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (05 Apr)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


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Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SE
1.5
SE
1.6
SE
1.9
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
2.4
SE
2
S
2.1
S
2.3
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.6
SSE
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)676109997778881010989999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)102192213657409391383573423491561481375370370355332388325287293251251251
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SE
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
0
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:53PM
1.50
10:53AM
1.12
11:29PM
1.46
11:25AM
1.03
12:08AM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:23PM
0.22
5:17AM
0.38
4:51PM
0.27
6:00AM
0.45
5:21PM
0.34
6:49AM
0.52
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Sunrise------6:56-------6:58-------6:58-
Sunset-6:39-------6:38-------6:37------
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---43-121-------1-------
Temp. °C242423222221212222222222222019202122212018171721
Feels °C (?)212121191918181817171717181717181819191917161622
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