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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 9 am Tuesday 05 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
24.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Backsides today?
The current surf forecast for Backsides at 5PM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Backsides. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
1235 | 1130 | 1030 | 1030 | 924 | 907 | 789 | 676 | 663 | 592 | 514 | 580 | 596 | 596 | 510 | 500 | 440 | 371 | 363 | 301 | 301 | 257 | 255 | 214 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:07AM0.92m | 10:42PM1.47m | 10:52AM0.84m | 11:24PM1.40m | 11:46AM0.78m | 00:09AM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:51AM0.40m | 3:47PM0.32m | 5:39AM0.42m | 4:23PM0.38m | 6:31AM0.42m | 5:07PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 |
 | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | 5:07 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 12 |
20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 1235 | 1130 | 1030 | 1030 | 924 | 907 | 789 | 676 | 663 | 592 | 514 | 580 | 596 | 596 | 510 | 500 | 440 | 371 | 363 | 301 | 301 | 257 | 255 | 214 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 11 | S 5 | S 18 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | S 5 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 25 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | NNE 11 | S 19 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | SSE 14 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | S 7 | S 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 6 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | WSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 34 | 51 | 71 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 14 | 56 | 209 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 |
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