Backsides 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.84° S 153.61° E

Issued: 10 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Backsides sea temperature is

21.7°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 (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Backsides at 7PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 04). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	8s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	8s
Evening (04 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon).
	Wednesday 4						Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	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	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9
Wave Graph
kJ	19	19	44	80	33	33	33	33	48	56	56	55	82	156	238	273	253	218	290	283	262	175	130	127
Wind (km/h)	WNW	SSW	ESE	ENE	ENE	SSE	W	W	WNW	NW	WNW	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SE	E	ENE	NE	N	N	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	off	off	off	cross-off	off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	5:31AM1.03m				5:31PM1.30m				6:23AM1.16m				6:25PM1.27m				7:08AM1.29m				7:11PM1.23m
Low Tide			11:07AM0.35m				00:04AM0.15m				12:15PM0.30m				00:45AM0.13m				1:13PM0.27m				1:21AM0.12m


	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48
	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:08	—	—	—	7:08
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	23	25	25	23	21	21	19	19	23	30	32	25	20	20	20	19	19	20	21	20	20	19	18	17
Feels °C	22	24	24	22	22	23	19	17	20	27	28	21	17	18	18	18	19	20	20	17	17	17	17	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	E 8	E 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9
kJ	68	52	53	53	75	68	53	55	55	55	40	39	25	50	50	273	253	218	290	283	262	175	130	127
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	S 8	S 8	E 8	S 6	S 6	S 6	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	NNE 6	NNE 6	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 9	NE 4
kJ	19	19	5	5	33	19	26	16	48	56	56	55	51	19	11	51	51	50	50	50	51	52	52	16
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 9	S 13	S 13	S 5	E 8	E 8	E 8	S 6	S 5	S 5	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 14	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	E 14	NE 13	E 13	E 9
kJ	6	6	3	3	8	33	33	33	10	5	4	4	4	4	4	14	12	12	12	11	4	7	4	55
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 3	WSW 3	E 8	E 8	—	—	—	—	W 2	—	—	S 3	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 7	—	—	—	—	—	NE 6	NE 4	NE 4	—
kJ	6	2	44	80	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	4	82	156	238	—	—	—	—	—	25	15	17	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	2	1
Distance (km)	0	0	23	96	34	15	0	0	0	0	0	23	23	23	23	4	4	23	23	76	147	56	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	2	2	2	1		1	2	2	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Akkorokamui QLD - Gold Coast	Cyclops WA - Far South	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast	Cyclops WA - Far South	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Tallebudgera QLD - Gold Coast	Akkorokamui QLD - Gold Coast	St George River VIC - Cape Otway	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Boneyard NSW - Illawarra	Mystics NSW - Illawarra	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	May's Point TAS - East Coast	Ulladulla Bommie NSW - South Coast	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	1	4	1	4	1	5	3	1	1	3	4	3	3	3	4	3	2	1	2	4	4
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