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/ 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 am Thursday 23 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
24.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Backsides today?
The current surf forecast for Backsides at 2PM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Backsides. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 9 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | |
926 | 745 | 1080 | 1970 | 1974 | 919 | 1037 | 731 | 1351 | 1192 | 1126 | 968 | 945 | 613 | 778 | 789 | 733 | 751 | 635 | 643 | 547 | 480 | 297 | 441 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 1:16PM0.86m | 1:45AM1.45m | 2:47PM0.87m | 3:00AM1.39m | 4:06PM0.94m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:42AM0.32m | 6:47PM0.38m | 8:57AM0.30m | 8:06PM0.41m | 10:02AM0.25m | 9:28PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 |
 | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | 5:16 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
14 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | NE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 |
 kJ | 607 | 718 | 836 | 4 | 4 | 449 | 373 | 341 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 123 | 71 | 54 | 36 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 30 | 27 | 183 | 441 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 15 | — | — | N 14 | — | N 13 | N 10 | N 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | — |
| kJ | 926 | 745 | 1080 | 1970 | 1974 | 919 | 1037 | 731 | 1351 | 1192 | 1126 | 968 | 945 | 613 | 778 | 789 | 733 | 751 | 635 | 643 | 547 | 480 | 297 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 23 | 530 | 69 | 76 | 69 | 34 | 34 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 193 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 4 |
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