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Backsides Surf Forecast
/ 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 4 pm Saturday 04 Apr 2026 AEDTForecast 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
25.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Backsides today?
The current surf forecast for Backsides at 12AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (05 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Backsides. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 04 | Sunday 05 | Monday 06 | Tuesday 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 102 | 192 | 213 | 657 | 409 | 391 | 383 | 573 | 423 | 491 | 561 | 481 | 375 | 370 | 370 | 355 | 332 | 388 | 325 | 287 | 293 | 251 | 251 | 251 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:53PM 1.50 | 10:53AM 1.12 | 11:29PM 1.46 | 11:25AM 1.03 | 12:08AM 1.41 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:23PM 0.22 | 5:17AM 0.38 | 4:51PM 0.27 | 6:00AM 0.45 | 5:21PM 0.34 | 6:49AM 0.52 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 04 | Sunday 05 | Monday 06 | Tuesday 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 22 |
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