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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 9 pm Friday 10 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
25.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Backsides today?
The current surf forecast for Backsides at 1AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Backsides. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 402 | 395 | 395 | 437 | 437 | 555 | 792 | 816 | 792 | 757 | 749 | 737 | 737 | 749 | 878 | 1110 | 1297 | 1423 | 1403 | 1422 | 1442 | 1442 | 1280 | 1113 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:55AM 1.24 | 4:17PM 0.82 | 4:00AM 1.26 | 5:08PM 0.92 | 4:55AM 1.30 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:43PM 0.58 | 10:22AM 0.45 | 9:04PM 0.56 | 11:04AM 0.37 | 10:19PM 0.50 | 11:39AM 0.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 |
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