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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 am Thursday 26 Mar 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
26.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Backsides today?
The current surf forecast for Backsides at 10AM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Mar) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Mar) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Mar) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Backsides. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1857 | 1721 | 1462 | 1252 | 1126 | 942 | 839 | 787 | 338 | 314 | 260 | 212 | 173 | 167 | 145 | 142 | 112 | 324 | 388 | 614 | 1358 | 2383 | 2801 | 2885 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:05AM 1.47 | 3:50PM 0.88 | 4:28AM 1.47 | 5:23PM 0.94 | 5:41AM 1.50 | 6:26PM 1.04 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:16AM 0.43 | 9:18PM 0.43 | 11:36AM 0.37 | 10:44PM 0.41 | 12:33PM 0.29 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
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