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Backsides surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 22 Nov 2025 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
22.5° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Backsides today?

The current surf forecast for Backsides at 8PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Nov)--
Afternoon (22 Nov)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (22 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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

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Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
1.7
NNE
1.4
NNE
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)1111111010101010101010101010101010661011111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)332332269262252247242198245161125125125121121118121187145165178178212254
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
20
NE
30
NNE
30
N
15
N
20
N
10
NW
5
W
10
NE
5
SSE
5
NNE
5
SSW
5
WNW
5
SSW
0
ESE
5
N
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		glasscross-
on		glasscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:24PM
0.93
10:56AM
1.55
11:08PM
0.87
11:34AM
1.51
11:55PM
0.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:06PM
0.36
4:00AM
0.28
5:51PM
0.35
4:36AM
0.32
6:36PM
0.34
5:17AM
0.35
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Sunrise------5:39-------5:39-------5:39-
Sunset-7:22-------7:22-------7:22------
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------3---------46------
Temp. °C232322212121192326252423222123272323222121212226
Feels °C (?)242424232223202426232324232326292626252324242528
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