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Backsides surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 07 Dec 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
23.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Backsides today?
The current surf forecast for Backsides at 12AM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm December 07). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 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 (08 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (08 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Backsides. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 141 | 214 | 136 | 105 | 289 | 64 | 59 | 42 | 72 | 104 | 146 | 125 | 94 | 84 | 68 | 66 | 96 | 46 | 39 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 138 | 119 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross- on | on | glass | glass | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:17PM 0.97 | 11:42AM 1.70 | 12:12AM 0.92 | 12:31PM 1.58 | 1:09AM 0.89 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:46PM 0.17 | 4:53AM 0.18 | 6:38PM 0.18 | 5:45AM 0.24 | 7:30PM 0.19 | 6:40AM 0.31 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 2 | 37 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 23 | 26 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 |
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