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/ 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 3 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 AESTForecast 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
24.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Backsides today?
The current surf forecast for Backsides at 7PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Backsides. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | |
314 | 301 | 299 | 255 | 219 | 429 | 1003 | 575 | 577 | 790 | 694 | 617 | 565 | 457 | 452 | 1200 | 1064 | 878 | 669 | 632 | 632 | 694 | 584 | 495 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:46AM0.78m | 00:09AM1.33m | 12:52PM0.74m | 1:01AM1.26m | 2:09PM0.75m | 1:59AM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:07PM0.44m | 7:26AM0.40m | 6:03PM0.49m | 8:23AM0.37m | 7:12PM0.52m | 9:14AM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 |
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Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 |
22 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
 kJ | 314 | 301 | 299 | 255 | 214 | 219 | 732 | 575 | 577 | 790 | 694 | 617 | 565 | 457 | 452 | 1200 | 1064 | 878 | 669 | 632 | 632 | 694 | 584 | 495 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SSE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 223 | 192 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 162 | 168 | 178 | 185 | 199 | 196 | 196 | 192 | 196 | 221 | 225 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | S 12 | — | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | SE 13 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 180 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 20 | 219 | 429 | 1003 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 22 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
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