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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 Monday 04 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 4PM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Backsides. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | 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 | |
1170 | 1087 | 1109 | 1278 | 1465 | 1636 | 1512 | 1369 | 1235 | 1130 | 1030 | 934 | 917 | 819 | 789 | 785 | 592 | 592 | 592 | 586 | 586 | 510 | 520 | 500 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | |
High Tide | 9:28AM0.99m | 10:04PM1.53m | 10:07AM0.92m | 10:42PM1.47m | 10:52AM0.84m | 11:24PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:06AM0.37m | 3:14PM0.27m | 4:51AM0.40m | 3:47PM0.32m | 5:39AM0.42m | 4:23PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 |
 | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | 5:07 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | 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 |
 kJ | 1170 | 1087 | 1109 | 1278 | 1465 | 1636 | 1512 | 1369 | 1235 | 1130 | 1030 | 934 | 917 | 819 | 789 | 785 | 592 | 592 | 592 | 586 | 586 | 510 | 520 | 500 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | S 18 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 21 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 19 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 6 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | 84 | 87 | 71 | 29 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 56 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 69 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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