Backsides 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.84° S 153.61° E

Issued: 9 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Backsides sea temperature is

21.4° C

Backsides surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Backsides today (08 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Backsides at 6AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	11s
Afternoon (08 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	11s
Evening (08 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Tue 7		Wednesday 8								Thursday 9								Friday 10
	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	1 PM	4 PM
Rating (10 max)	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	3538	3826	3488	3229	2969	2590	2331	2208	2166	1410	1867	1724	1592	1344	1184	1192	1070	1019	881	838	855	873	890	853
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	S	S	SSW	SW	SW	SW	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross
High Tide				1:25AM1.15m				2:38PM1.17m				2:27AM1.07m				3:48PM1.30m				3:41AM1.01m
Low Tide		7:24PM0.47m				8:00AM0.25m				8:41PM0.51m				8:52AM0.26m					10:09PM0.51m			9:49AM0.26m


	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	1	2	—	—	2	1	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	17	15	15	15	15	16	17	17	16	14	13	13	15	17	17
Feels °C	12	11	12	11	12	12	13	13	12	13	12	12	12	11	12	12	12	13	11	10	10	12	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	—	—	—	SE 16	SE 15	SE 14	SE 14	ESE 13	ESE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SSE 11	S 23	S 23	S 23	S 22	SE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	25	—	—	—	62	60	234	218	444	554	1867	650	1592	1344	11	11	10	9	881	838	855	873	890	853
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 24	—	—	—	S 18	S 21	SSE 14	SE 14	S 21	—	E 12
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	—	—	—	6	9	131	69	8	—	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 18	S 21	S 21	—	—	S 20
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	9	9	—	—	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	3538	3826	3488	3229	2969	2590	2331	2208	2166	1410	1365	1724	1245	1039	1184	1192	1070	1019	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Kirra QLD - Gold Coast	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Wategos NSW - North Coast	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Wategos NSW - North Coast	Wategos NSW - North Coast	Wategos NSW - North Coast	Byron Bay - The Wreck NSW - North Coast	Byron Bay - The Wreck NSW - North Coast	Byron Bay - The Wreck NSW - North Coast	Lennox Head NSW - North Coast	Wategos NSW - North Coast	Wategos NSW - North Coast	Wategos NSW - North Coast	Byron Bay - The Wreck NSW - North Coast	Flat Rock NSW - North Coast	Flat Rock NSW - North Coast	Lennox Head NSW - North Coast	Lennox Head NSW - North Coast	Byron Bay - The Wreck NSW - North Coast	Lennox Head NSW - North Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	1	3	3	2	3	3	4	4	2	3
Distance (km)	76	69	69	69	69	23	69	23	23	23	23	23	23	4	23	23	23	23	0	0	4	4	23	4
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Rating (10 max)		4	7	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	7	6	7	7	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	7	7	9	9	9	8	7	6	7	8	9	9	8	9	8	6	6	6	6	5	5	6

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