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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 Saturday 30 May 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
23.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Backsides today (30 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Backsides at 11PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Backsides. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | |
159 | 159 | 196 | 198 | 194 | 194 | 159 | 155 | 175 | 165 | 153 | 149 | 157 | 161 | 165 | 247 | 172 | 212 | 212 | 177 | 114 | 95 | 95 | 72 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:55PM1.56m | 7:53AM0.99m | 8:31PM1.60m | 8:33AM0.96m | 9:07PM1.60m | 9:14AM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:02PM0.19m | 2:32AM0.37m | 1:37PM0.21m | 3:14AM0.36m | 2:12PM0.23m | 3:56AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
 | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 |
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Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 16 |
17 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
 kJ | 159 | 159 | 196 | 198 | 194 | 194 | 159 | 155 | 175 | 165 | 153 | 149 | 157 | 161 | 165 | 156 | 172 | 212 | 212 | 177 | 114 | 95 | 95 | 72 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 159 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 118 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 85 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 58 | 56 | 55 | 38 | 37 | 38 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 247 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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