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Backsides surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 19 Mar 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
26.9° C
 (Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Backsides today?

The current surf forecast for Backsides at 6AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (20 Mar)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (20 Mar)2ft (0.6m)15s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Thu
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.6
NE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)161616151515151515151514141414141414141410101110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1611591511391391391431451431371341321321321301301289793118234239272249
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SW
10
S
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
SE
5
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		ononglassglasscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:39PM
1.44
9:54AM
1.48
10:18PM
1.52
10:34AM
1.40
11:01PM
1.56
11:16AM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:46AM
0.18
4:05PM
0.15
4:32AM
0.19
4:40PM
0.17
5:23AM
0.24
Thu
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise----6:48-------6:48-------6:48---
Sunset-------6:57-------6:55-------6:54
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
331--11------111-1112333
Temp. °C222121202022242423232121202323232322212222222323
Feels °C (?)242222212123242423242323212423232423222322212222
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