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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 3 am Sunday 05 Apr 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
25.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Backsides today?
The current surf forecast for Backsides at 11AM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Apr) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Backsides. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 451 | 563 | 761 | 611 | 617 | 617 | 627 | 640 | 540 | 507 | 383 | 302 | 310 | 287 | 287 | 293 | 251 | 257 | 257 | 211 | 207 | 202 | 168 | 164 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | glass | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:53AM 1.12 | 10:29PM 1.46 | 10:25AM 1.03 | 11:08PM 1.41 | 11:03AM 0.93 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:17AM 0.38 | 3:51PM 0.27 | 5:00AM 0.45 | 4:21PM 0.34 | 5:49AM 0.52 | 4:54PM 0.41 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 05 | Monday 06 | Tuesday 07 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:36 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
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