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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 10 am Sunday 29 Mar 2026 AEDTForecast 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
26.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Backsides today?
The current surf forecast for Backsides at 1PM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Mar) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Mar) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Mar) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Backsides. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 3446 | 2744 | 1622 | 1569 | 1420 | 1358 | 1184 | 1142 | 1121 | 997 | 875 | 754 | 698 | 603 | 386 | 482 | 351 | 238 | 184 | 171 | 258 | 137 | 149 | 161 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:38AM 1.52 | 7:15PM 1.16 | 7:26AM 1.52 | 7:56PM 1.27 | 8:07AM 1.50 | 8:34PM 1.36 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:18PM 0.22 | 1:00AM 0.28 | 1:55PM 0.17 | 1:50AM 0.22 | 2:28PM 0.15 | 2:36AM 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | Wed 01 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:44 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
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