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Backsides surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 09 Jan 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
25.1° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Backsides today?

The current surf forecast for Backsides at 6PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 09). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (09 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (09 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.8
NE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
2
S
2.5
S
Period(s) (?)777777888888888888888878
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)136143167167167193226270277291318374257266322428423392360347329275364832
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
5
NW
20
NNE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NE
5
ESE
15
SSE
25
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:22PM
1.25
2:18AM
1.05
2:01PM
1.12
3:18AM
1.08
2:43PM
1.01
4:23AM
1.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:10AM
0.39
8:01PM
0.24
8:04AM
0.49
8:38PM
0.28
9:06AM
0.58
9:17PM
0.31
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
Sunrise5:54-------5:56-------5:56-------
Sunset---7:47-------7:47-------7:47----
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---------------------111
Temp. °C232425252423232223262726252423232427282625242323
Feels °C (?)232323242322222224262523232222232326282826232020
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