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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 pm Wednesday 22 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 4AM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
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 afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Fri night, min 17°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | |
1352 | 1406 | 1461 | 1072 | 921 | 718 | 1060 | 1011 | 1054 | 1082 | 1594 | 1377 | 620 | 777 | 791 | 962 | 984 | 984 | 616 | 716 | 804 | 778 | 770 | 688 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 00:34AM1.53m | 1:16PM0.86m | 1:45AM1.45m | 2:47PM0.87m | 3:00AM1.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:38PM0.32m | 7:42AM0.32m | 6:47PM0.38m | 8:57AM0.30m | 8:06PM0.41m | 10:02AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 |
— | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | S 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
 kJ | 5 | 113 | 213 | 430 | 607 | 718 | 706 | 625 | 625 | 497 | 4 | 4 | 180 | 777 | 267 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 131 | 36 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | 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 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 15 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 8 | S 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 1352 | 1406 | 1461 | 1072 | 921 | 655 | 1060 | 1011 | 1054 | 1082 | 1594 | 1377 | 620 | 363 | 791 | 962 | 984 | 984 | 616 | 716 | 804 | 778 | 770 | 688 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 15 | 75 | 530 | 34 | 34 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
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