Backsides surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 02 Apr 2026 AEDT
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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
25.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Backsides today?

The current surf forecast for Backsides at 11PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)--
Afternoon (02 Apr)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (02 Apr)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


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Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
SE
1.3
SSE
1.6
SE
2
SE
2.5
SSE
1.5
ESE
1.8
S
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)777777777777777756679799
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14714715014612712712414216816716616114314519818380194301569376333333295
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
S
15
SSE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:44PM
1.49
9:51AM
1.30
10:19PM
1.51
10:22AM
1.22
10:53PM
1.50
10:53AM
1.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:27PM
0.15
3:57AM
0.25
3:55PM
0.18
4:37AM
0.31
4:23PM
0.22
5:17AM
0.38
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Sunrise------6:56-------6:56-------6:56-
Sunset-6:42-------6:40-------6:39------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
--------11----1---13---1
Temp. °C242423232119202223232323232221232423222322212022
Feels °C (?)232323242319202223222221202019202120191918181820
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