Backsides 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.84° S 153.61° E

Issued: 4 am 07 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Backsides sea temperature is

21.9°C

Backsides surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Backsides today (07 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Backsides at 12PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	9s
Afternoon (07 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Evening (07 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).
	Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Monday 9								Tue 10
	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	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	!	0	0	0	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	NNE 5	NNE 5	N 5	E 9	S 8	S 7	S 8	S 8	S 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	254	199	153	116	113	100	91	87	58	111	371	510	804	1646	2699	2316	1565	1584	1601	1245	1322	1447	1753	2213	2641	2641
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NW	NNW	N	NE	NNE	N	NNW	WNW	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSW	SW	SW	S	SE	E	E	E	NNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	on	glassy	glassy	cross-off
High Tide			7:49AM1.41m				7:52PM1.18m					8:28AM1.50m				8:30PM1.13m				9:05AM1.56m				9:07PM1.08m
Low Tide	1:21AM0.12m					2:03PM0.26m			1:54AM0.12m					2:49PM0.27m				2:26AM0.14m				3:33PM0.29m				2:57AM0.17m


	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46
	—	—	—	—	—	7:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:10	—	—	—	7:12
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	18	19	24	25	26	22	21	20	19	19	19	18	19	18	18	15	14	14	17	18	18	18	18	17	17
Feels °C	18	18	19	23	22	23	20	20	20	14	15	15	12	11	10	12	10	10	10	13	14	14	16	17	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	E 9	N 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	E 9	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 11	E 10	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12
kJ	254	199	153	116	113	90	66	58	55	43	37	61	81	79	72	82	49	1199	1226	1245	1322	1447	1753	2213	2641	2641
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	S 8	E 9	E 9	E 9	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 12	NE 11	NE 12	NE 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	53	57	64	62	60	58	58	48	58	58	39	18	11	21	33	34	20	48	47	46	44	27	27	27	26	26
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	NNE 5	NNE 5	E 13	NE 12	NE 12	NE 10	E 12	S 8	E 12	E 12	NE 12	NE 12	N 6	—	—	—	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12
kJ	6	11	10	3	6	6	4	12	30	26	41	23	23	6	—	—	—	19	31	31	32	32	35	35	35	35
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	—	—	NNE 5	NNE 4	NNE 5	NNE 5	N 5	N 5	S 8	S 7	S 8	S 8	S 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	15	—	—	14	37	100	91	87	97	111	371	510	804	1646	2699	2316	1565	1584	1601	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Backsides NSW - North Coast	Backsides NSW - North Coast	Backsides NSW - North Coast	Ballina South Wall NSW - North Coast	Anna Bay-Morna Point NSW - Newcastle	Fraser Island - Maheno Wreck QLD - North Coast	Woolgoolga Back Beach NSW - North Coast	Brunswick River NSW - North Coast	Backsides NSW - North Coast	Brunswick Heads North NSW - North Coast	Byron Bay - The Wreck NSW - North Coast	Wategos NSW - North Coast	National Park QLD - Sunshine Coast	National Park QLD - Sunshine Coast	Saltwater NSW - Port Macquarie	Greenmount QLD - Gold Coast	Lennox Head NSW - North Coast	Lennox Head NSW - North Coast	Ballina North Wall NSW - North Coast	Lennox Head NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	Sharps Beach NSW - North Coast	Sharps Beach NSW - North Coast	Sharps Beach NSW - North Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	2	4	4	1	4	4	3	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	4	462	401	147	34	0	34	23	23	279	279	366	75	4	4	4	4	23	76	23	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales	Mullaway	Pippi Beach	Dreamtime	Gallows			Gallows	Black Rock	Black Rock	Brunswick Heads North	Byron Bay - The Wreck	Turners Beach					Arrawarra	Angourie Point	Lennox Head	Arrawarra	The Pass		Arrawarra	Mullaway	Lennox Head	Chinamans
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1			1	1	1	1	1	2					4	4	5	4	4		4	5	5	5
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Cheese Graters Lord Howe Island	Kingston Norfolk Island	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	May's Point TAS - East Coast	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Blackfellows SA - Eyre Peninsula	Kingston Norfolk Island	Saltwater NSW - Port Macquarie	Quarantine VIC - Mornington Peninsula	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Pink Rocks NSW - Far South	Arrawarra NSW - North Coast	Pambula Rivermouth NSW - Far South	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	Mystics NSW - Illawarra	Lennox Head NSW - North Coast	South Point WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	1	2	3	3	5	5	2	2	3	4	3	4	4	5	4	4	3	9	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	7	5	5	5	9	9	9	9	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	6	9	9	9	8	6	5

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