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.

Weather Station	Weather	Wind	Gusts	Temp.	Visibility	Visibility / Cloud
Ballina Byron G Airport 5 km WSW2 m above sea level 2 hours ago	no report	- (- km/h at -°)		12.1 °C	-	- - - -
Ballina Airport Automatic Weather Station 5 km WSW2 m above sea level 2 hours ago	no report	- (- km/h at -°)		12.1 °C	-	- -
Cape Byron Automatic Weather Station 24 km N98 m above sea level 1 hour ago	no report	light winds from the WNW (7 km/h at 300°)		15.7 °C	-	- -
Possums 26 km NW155 m above sea level 1 hour ago	-	light winds from the NNW (11 km/h at 343°)		17.3 °C	-	- - - 0
Tyagarah 28 km NW8 m above sea level 1 hour ago	-	light winds from the NNE (7 km/h at 18°)		17.3 °C	-	- - - 0
SHIP2360 28 km S3 m above sea level 2 hours ago		strong winds from the N (48 km/h at 350°)		20.0 °C	20.4	20.4
SHIP5172 28 km S15 m above sea level 2 hours ago		strong winds from the N (48.24 km/h at 350°)		20.0 °C	17.7 km	17.7 km
SHIP7948 28 km S15 m above sea level 2 hours ago		strong winds from the N (48.24 km/h at 350°)		20.0 °C	17.7 km	17.7 km
Monties 31 km NW128 m above sea level 1 hour ago	-	light winds from the N (11 km/h at 9°)		17.1 °C	-	- - - 0
Shreydon wx 35 km W202 m above sea level 1 hour ago	dry	calm (2 km/h at 11°)		17 °C	-	- - - 0

* 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.