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Backsides surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 17 Jan 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
25.4° 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: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (18 Jan)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (18 Jan)4ft (1.2m)9s

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

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Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ENE
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.2
SE
1.3
SSE
2
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
2.3
SE
2.4
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
Period(s) (?)777777889988888888888887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6964476672789289221247562891861617585699750732650441414414322327
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
10
WSW
15
SSW
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscrossglassoffcross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:36PM
0.97
9:01AM
1.64
9:17PM
1.01
9:36AM
1.66
9:55PM
1.03
10:11AM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:07AM
0.32
3:49PM
0.33
2:49AM
0.29
4:22PM
0.27
3:30AM
0.26
4:55PM
0.23
Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise----6:03-------6:03-------6:05---
Sunset-------7:46-------7:46-------7:46
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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rain showers
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
1344-122---11222-----11-
Temp. °C252424232325252324232322232324242323232222232425
Feels °C (?)282727262626252223232321222122212020201820202021
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