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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 pm Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 AEST
How big are the waves at Backsides today?
The current surf forecast for Backsides at 5PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Backsides. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 104 | 162 | 145 | 137 | 151 | 9 | 9 | 80 | 69 | 60 | 81 | 72 | 61 | 66 | 60 | 54 | 54 | 56 | 38 | 30 | 63 | 94 | 135 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:17PM 1.53 | 5:56AM 1.04 | 6:09PM 1.55 | 6:41AM 1.14 | 6:52PM 1.55 | 7:19AM 1.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:19AM 0.43 | 12:09AM 0.32 | 11:29AM 0.37 | 12:49AM 0.26 | 12:24PM 0.30 | 1:23AM 0.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - |
| Sunset | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - North Coast
Still cross-shore at Backsides (moderate winds from the N at Ballina Airport Automatic Weather Station 5 km from Backsides). 0.2m 11s groundswell from the E with a 0.1m 8s swell from the SSE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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