Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.84° S 153.61° E

Backsides, Australia Weather Observations

Issued: 4 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Backsides sea temperature is
22.3°C
0.3° 

Backsides surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Backsides based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Backsides right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Backsides

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Ballina Byron G Airport

4 km W2 m above sea level

1 hour ago
cloudDry and cloudy
5
light winds from the W
(6 km/h at 280°)
20 °C10.0
10.0
few
overcast

Ballina Airport Automatic Weather Station

5 km WSW2 m above sea level

38 minutes ago
clearno report
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
12.1 °C-
-
-
overcast
-

Cape Byron Automatic Weather Station

24 km N98 m above sea level

38 minutes ago
No report
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
21.2 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Lismore Airport

35 km WSW240 m above sea level

38 minutes ago
clearClear skies
0
calm
(2 km/h at 270°)
20.7 °C-
-
-
mostly cloudy
-

Shreydon wx

35 km W202 m above sea level

58 minutes ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 177°)
10
22 °C-
-
-
-
0

EvansHeadRaaf Bombing Range

43 km S63 m above sea level

38 minutes ago
no report
10
light winds from the NNW
(9 km/h at 330°)
12.8 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Casino Airport

54 km WSW22 m above sea level

38 minutes ago
no report
5
light winds from the WSW
(7 km/h at 250°)
11.9 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Murwillumbah(BrayPark)

60 km NW8 m above sea level

38 minutes ago
State of sky unchanged
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
21.0 °C45 km
45 km

mostly cloudy

YambaPilotStation

70 km S28 m above sea level

38 minutes ago
no report
5
light winds from the N
(7 km/h at 360°)
14.3 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Coolangatta Airport

76 km N218 m above sea level

43 minutes ago
cloudDry and cloudy
5
light winds from the SE
(6 km/h at 140°)
21 °C10.0
10.0
broken
overcast
-

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Backsides and within an acceptable time window.

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