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Backsides Surf Forecast
/ NSW – North Coast (46 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Backsides surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 09 May 2026 AESTForecast 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
23.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Backsides today?
The current surf forecast for Backsides at 4AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Backsides. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | |
1087 | 917 | 596 | 562 | 487 | 392 | 369 | 347 | 380 | 329 | 342 | 407 | 401 | 401 | 401 | 401 | 404 | 330 | 314 | 362 | 403 | 384 | 417 | 405 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:59AM1.22m | 3:23PM0.83m | 3:01AM1.19m | 4:20PM0.94m | 4:00AM1.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:12PM0.52m | 9:14AM0.32m | 8:27PM0.51m | 9:58AM0.27m | 9:42PM0.47m | 10:39AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 13 | SSE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
 kJ | 734 | 608 | 596 | 562 | 487 | 392 | 369 | 210 | 250 | 246 | 342 | 287 | 401 | 401 | 401 | 401 | 404 | 330 | 314 | 239 | 235 | 184 | 184 | 139 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | SSE 18 | E 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 199 | 192 | 192 | 196 | 221 | 225 | 217 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 407 | 99 | 147 | 142 | 191 | 201 | 191 | 188 | 180 | 168 | 222 | 140 | 137 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 18 | NE 9 | SSE 18 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | S 11 | NE 10 | S 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 55 | 4 | 62 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 1087 | 917 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 347 | 380 | 329 | 287 | — | 300 | 367 | 271 | 278 | 260 | 249 | 225 | 362 | 403 | 384 | 417 | 405 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 69 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 34 | 23 | 69 | 69 | 23 | 69 |
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