Backsides surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 07 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
26.6° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Backsides today?

The current surf forecast for Backsides at 7PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Mar)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (07 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (07 Mar)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tue
10
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.7
ESE
1.9
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.1
E
1.8
E
2
SSE
Period(s) (?)999999888888888877888887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)541495465404381328273228223224264301333333373406444498655763824558417381
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:27AM
1.25
12:02AM
1.36
11:56AM
1.14
12:42AM
1.33
12:28PM
1.03
1:28AM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:35AM
0.36
5:38PM
0.27
6:16AM
0.46
6:07PM
0.33
7:03AM
0.56
6:39PM
0.40
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tue
10
Sunrise6:39-------6:41-------6:41-------
Sunset---7:12-------7:10-------7:09----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-------11111--11233421-1
Temp. °C242626262425242323252525242424232324242423232222
Feels °C (?)252726262527262525262525232323232223232322222021
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