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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 Sunday 09 Nov 2025 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
22.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Backsides today?
The current surf forecast for Backsides at 6PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 09). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Backsides. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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) (?) | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 37 | 35 | 35 | 67 | 151 | 195 | 261 | 520 | 495 | 382 | 388 | 367 | 353 | 346 | 290 | 240 | 235 | 188 | 147 | 110 | 132 | 771 | 982 | 730 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | glass | glass | off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:53AM 1.68 | 12:20AM 0.91 | 12:49PM 1.58 | 1:27AM 0.84 | 1:49PM 1.46 | 2:45AM 0.82 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:50PM 0.24 | 5:55AM 0.27 | 7:54PM 0.26 | 6:54AM 0.34 | 9:01PM 0.27 | 8:02AM 0.41 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 09 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 29 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
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