Backsides Surf Forecast

/ NSW – North Coast (46 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Backsides surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 16 Nov 2025 AEDT

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 22.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Backsides today?

The current surf forecast for Backsides at 7PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 16). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Nov)	-	-
Afternoon (16 Nov)	1ft (0.3m)	13s
Evening (16 Nov)	1ft (0.3m)	12s

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

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	Sunday 16				Monday 17								Tuesday 18								Wednesday 19
	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SE	S	S	S	E	E	E	E	E	E	E
Period(s) (?)	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	4	7	7	7	5	5	6	6	6	6	6
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	34	33	29	25	24	22	21	21	19	19	8	8	8	10	33	51	48	39	54	75	85	91	94	81
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	W	W	W	W	W	SW	SSE	S	S	SE	ESE	E	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	ENE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)			6:33PM 1.11				7:23AM 1.28				7:12PM 1.08				7:59AM 1.39				7:50PM 1.07					8:33AM 1.48
Low Tide / height (m)	12:42PM 0.40				12:46AM 0.17				1:32PM 0.38				1:17AM 0.17					2:16PM 0.37			1:48AM 0.17

	Sunday 16				Monday 17								Tuesday 18								Wednesday 19
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:41	-
Sunset	-	7:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:17	-	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	25	26	24	22	22	22	24	28	30	29	25	21	20	19	20	22	22	22	21	20	19	19	20	23
Feels °C (?)	26	26	23	21	22	22	22	25	28	26	22	19	19	19	21	21	20	20	19	19	19	19	20	23

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