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Backsides surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia
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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
23.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Backsides today?
The current surf forecast for Backsides at 8AM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Backsides. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | |
413 | 363 | 383 | 374 | 443 | 363 | 437 | 428 | 434 | 459 | 489 | 440 | 456 | 492 | 629 | 631 | 544 | 517 | 517 | 531 | 506 | 471 | 493 | 575 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:00AM1.19m | 5:06PM1.10m | 4:56AM1.20m | 5:49PM1.26m | 5:47AM1.20m | 6:32PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:39AM0.22m | 10:50PM0.41m | 11:18AM0.18m | 11:51PM0.34m | 11:57AM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | |
— | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | S 21 | ESE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 |
314 | 239 | 235 | 184 | 184 | 148 | 130 | 95 | 95 | 93 | 93 | 91 | 85 | 66 | 9 | 37 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 34 | 34 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | NE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 21 | SSE 19 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 10 |
188 | 229 | 168 | 140 | 4 | 139 | 137 | 98 | 91 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 36 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 15 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 23 | S 17 | S 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | — |
4 | 42 | 94 | 86 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 9 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
413 | 363 | 383 | 374 | 443 | 363 | 437 | 428 | 434 | 459 | 489 | 440 | 456 | 492 | 629 | 631 | 544 | 517 | 517 | 531 | 506 | 471 | 493 | 575 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 69 | 69 | 778 | 34 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
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