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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 3 am Wednesday 13 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
23.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Backsides today?
The current surf forecast for Backsides at 8AM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Backsides. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | |
551 | 566 | 529 | 503 | 521 | 469 | 535 | 519 | 490 | 503 | 517 | 452 | 493 | 493 | 536 | 536 | 452 | 430 | 419 | 372 | 337 | 306 | 306 | 283 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:56AM1.20m | 5:49PM1.26m | 5:47AM1.20m | 6:32PM1.43m | 6:37AM1.20m | 7:16PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:50PM0.41m | 11:18AM0.18m | 11:51PM0.34m | 11:57AM0.14m | 00:47AM0.27m | 12:37PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | NE 8 | NE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
 kJ | 91 | 63 | 62 | 93 | 66 | 64 | 56 | 55 | 60 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 34 | 49 | 34 | 452 | 430 | — | 3 | 3 | 8 | 306 | 283 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 4 | 4 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 8 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | S 14 | S 25 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 23 | S 21 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | S 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 37 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 37 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 551 | 566 | 529 | 503 | 521 | 469 | 535 | 519 | 490 | 503 | 517 | 452 | 493 | 493 | 536 | 536 | — | — | 419 | 372 | 337 | 306 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 75 | 34 | 154 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 4 |
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