Backsides Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.84° S 153.61° E

Backsides, Australia Weather Observations

Issued: 3 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Backsides sea temperature is
20.8°C
0.4° 

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
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
10
light winds from the WSW
(11 km/h at 250°)
17 °C10.0
10.0
broken

Ballina Airport Automatic Weather Station

5 km WSW2 m above sea level

41 minutes ago
Clear skies
15
light winds from the SW
(15 km/h at 230°)
17.7 °C-
-
-
overcast
-

Cape Byron Automatic Weather Station

24 km N98 m above sea level

41 minutes ago
No report
15
light winds from the SW
(17 km/h at 230°)
17.0 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Lismore Airport

35 km WSW240 m above sea level

41 minutes ago
Clear skies
10
light winds from the SW
(9 km/h at 230°)
18.2 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Shreydon wx

35 km W202 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
10
light winds from the SW
(10 km/h at 219°)
15
19 °C-
-
-
-
0

EvansHeadRaaf Bombing Range

43 km S63 m above sea level

41 minutes ago
No report
10
light winds from the SSW
(11 km/h at 200°)
18.9 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Casino Airport

54 km WSW22 m above sea level

41 minutes ago
No report
5
light winds from the NW
(7 km/h at 320°)
18.4 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Murwillumbah (Bray Park)

60 km NW8 m above sea level

41 minutes ago
cloudState of sky unchanged
wind obs. (2 kph from 270 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
19.5 °C50 km
50 km
-
few
-

YambaPilotStation

70 km S28 m above sea level

41 minutes ago
No report
10
light winds from the SW
(9 km/h at 230°)
18.4 °C-
-

no observation

Coolangatta Airport

76 km N240 m above sea level

41 minutes ago
clearClear skies
15
light winds from the SSW
(13 km/h at 210°)
18.9 °C-
-

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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