Backsides surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 13 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
25.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Backsides today?

The current surf forecast for Backsides at 1AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (14 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (14 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
E
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.6
E
0.8
S
Period(s) (?)131313131311111111111111101010101111111010101410
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)933799690507402403410410438430396381296234190183188198188174167164132126
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
10
S
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
N
15
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
15
NNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
15
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:46PM
1.05
5:41AM
1.34
6:22PM
1.19
6:24AM
1.37
6:59PM
1.34
7:06AM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:19PM
0.42
12:11PM
0.23
12:11AM
0.33
12:43PM
0.18
1:00AM
0.25
1:16PM
0.14
Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise----6:01-------6:03-------6:03---
Sunset-------5:29-------5:28-------5:27
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C202018161619212121211918182224232221201818212524
Feels °C (?)181816141417202020201818182222201918191718212321
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