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Backsides surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 25 Dec 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
24.5° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Backsides today?

The current surf forecast for Backsides at 2PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am December 25). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Dec)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (25 Dec)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (25 Dec)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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

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Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sun
28
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
1.3
S
1.7
S
1.9
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.7
SE
1.7
SE
2.1
SSE
2.3
SE
2.2
SE
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
Period(s) (?)981313677777777712111111111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)104696159135278336373376284276380467447615675543449382319296234230190
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
5
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:33PM
1.44
1:14AM
0.92
1:19PM
1.35
2:10AM
0.98
2:09PM
1.26
3:12AM
1.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:54AM
0.32
7:26PM
0.21
6:49AM
0.35
8:07PM
0.21
7:51AM
0.39
8:52PM
0.21
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sun
28
Sunrise5:45-------5:46-------5:46-------
Sunset---7:44-------7:45-------7:45----
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----11111121122111------
Temp. °C252926252423222222222221202020201920202121212120
Feels °C (?)283125242322212021212018161718191819182020202119
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