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Backsides surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 03 May 2025 AEST
Forecast 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
24.7° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Backsides today?

The current surf forecast for Backsides at 10AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 2.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (03 May)8ft (2.4m)11s
Evening (03 May)8ft (2.4m)11s

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

Hourly12 Days
North Coast – New South Wales Surf
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Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.4
SE
2.4
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
2
SE
2.1
SE
2
SE
1.9
SE
1.6
SE
1.9
ESE
2.1
ESE
2
ESE
1.6
E
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1
E
0.8
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
2.2
ESE
2.5
SE
3
SE
3
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
1.8
ESE
2.2
SE
2.1
ESE
2.1
ESE
Period(s) (?)111211111111111110101010999988888888888888877777999999910991010101010788889899
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1622193218981748142913401316121011871040851761679669612548372441494477282337336406406355308300259258221186186150106611531501852302342392413563413343543773924619646049521057999854540617645660
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
20
SSE
20
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
0
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:16AM
1.51
12:58PM
0.81
1:19AM
1.40
2:25PM
0.80
2:26AM
1.31
3:47PM
0.86
3:30AM
1.24
4:44PM
0.95
4:25AM
1.19
5:27PM
1.06
5:11AM
1.16
6:04PM
1.17
5:51AM
1.15
6:38PM
1.28
6:28AM
1.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:28AM
0.33
6:20PM
0.41
8:38AM
0.32
7:30PM
0.46
9:40AM
0.30
8:49PM
0.48
10:27AM
0.26
10:05PM
0.47
11:05AM
0.23
11:07PM
0.43
11:37AM
0.20
11:59PM
0.40
12:06PM
0.18
12:44AM
0.38
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise--6:13-------6:13-------6:13-------6:15-------6:15-------6:16-------6:16-------6:16-
Sunset-----5:10-------5:09-------5:08-------5:07-------5:07-------5:07-------5:06------
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Rain (mm)
231--1321313223422111--1-------11---------------12331-----1-
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