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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 10 am Wednesday 01 Apr 2026 AEDTForecast 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
25.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Backsides today?
The current surf forecast for Backsides at 3PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (01 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (01 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Backsides. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 128 | 130 | 112 | 151 | 163 | 168 | 177 | 156 | 176 | 203 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 146 | 150 | 124 | 124 | 139 | 142 | 124 | 166 | 161 | 168 | 186 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:45AM 1.45 | 9:09PM 1.44 | 9:18AM 1.38 | 9:44PM 1.49 | 9:51AM 1.30 | 10:19PM 1.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:58PM 0.14 | 3:17AM 0.21 | 3:27PM 0.15 | 3:57AM 0.25 | 3:55PM 0.18 | 4:37AM 0.31 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | Sat 04 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:40 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
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