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/ NSW – North Coast (46 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Backsides surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 28 Mar 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
26.4° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Backsides today?
The current surf forecast for Backsides at 12PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Mar) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (28 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 Mar) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Backsides. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 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 | 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 | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 8 |
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| Energy (?) | 116 | 104 | 73 | 74 | 118 | 157 | 227 | 346 | 535 | 699 | 755 | 689 | 497 | 919 | 964 | 1058 | 906 | 928 | 698 | 538 | 422 | 496 | 524 | 491 | 517 | 558 | 650 | 800 | 533 | 639 | 1488 | 1319 | 1252 | 1491 | 1659 | 1899 | 2144 | 2412 | 2412 | 2449 | 2245 | 2154 | 1995 | 1712 | 1272 | 1072 | 791 | 669 | 486 | 453 | 469 | 458 | 452 | 525 | 436 | 430 | 414 | 322 | 337 | 300 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | glass | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:16AM 1.57 | 8:42PM 1.41 | 8:58AM 1.55 | 9:23PM 1.52 | 9:41AM 1.50 | 10:06PM 1.60 | 10:24AM 1.40 | 10:51PM 1.64 | 11:08AM 1.28 | 11:39PM 1.62 | 11:57AM 1.13 | 12:32AM 1.57 | 12:51PM 0.99 | 1:34AM 1.50 | 2:01PM 0.88 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:37PM 0.13 | 2:44AM 0.13 | 3:13PM 0.09 | 3:33AM 0.10 | 3:50PM 0.09 | 4:24AM 0.12 | 4:28PM 0.12 | 5:17AM 0.18 | 5:08PM 0.17 | 6:14AM 0.27 | 5:51PM 0.25 | 7:18AM 0.36 | 6:40PM 0.34 | 8:35AM 0.43 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 01 | Wednesday 02 | Thursday 03 | Friday 04 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
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