Backsides surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 01 Apr 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
25.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Backsides today?

The current surf forecast for Backsides at 5AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (02 Apr)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (02 Apr)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


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Wed
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
Period(s) (?)877777777777777777777776
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)147168178178176173147147146146177173163138142124171161143186216214230220
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
S
5
SSW
10
S
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:09PM
1.44
9:18AM
1.38
9:44PM
1.49
9:51AM
1.30
10:19PM
1.51
10:22AM
1.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:17AM
0.21
3:27PM
0.15
3:57AM
0.25
3:55PM
0.18
4:37AM
0.31
4:23PM
0.22
Wed
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise----6:54-------6:56-------6:56---
Sunset-------6:42-------6:40-------6:39
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-------1--11111------1--
Temp. °C232322222224242323222121212323232323232322232424
Feels °C (?)222323222223232222222223222422212222222119202121
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