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Backsides surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 23 Feb 2025 AEDT
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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
26.8° C
 (Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Backsides today?

The current surf forecast for Backsides at 9AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am February 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (23 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (23 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

Table - waves today at Backsides. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Hourly12 Days
North Coast – New South Wales Surf
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Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
01
Sunday
02
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.8
E
1.6
E
1.4
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
Period(s) (?)8888888899999988888888888888888899999999999129910111111119999910101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)326412418422373339392460548561561492429371319319319278278278279320311339338339339356360351347364334343306311311304304343348343377722413495627763792750584356364399556444371800917917
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
5
E
5
SSE
10
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
ESE
0
SSW
5
E
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
S
5
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		glassglassononononononcross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononglassglassononononcross-
on		glassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononcross-
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High Tide
/ height (m)
5:40AM
1.36
6:02PM
0.87
6:35AM
1.46
7:01PM
0.95
7:21AM
1.56
7:46PM
1.05
8:03AM
1.64
8:26PM
1.15
8:44AM
1.69
9:05PM
1.26
9:24AM
1.70
9:45PM
1.35
10:04AM
1.66
10:26PM
1.42
10:46AM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:51PM
0.58
11:17PM
0.50
1:34PM
0.47
12:22AM
0.43
2:09PM
0.37
1:18AM
0.34
2:43PM
0.28
2:08AM
0.24
3:16PM
0.20
2:55AM
0.16
3:51PM
0.14
3:43AM
0.12
4:26PM
0.12
4:31AM
0.12
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
01
Sunday
02
Sunrise--6:31-------6:33-------6:33-------6:33-------6:35-------6:35-------6:35-------6:37-
Sunset-----7:24-------7:23-------7:22-------7:22-------7:21-------7:20-------7:17------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222222242524232324232325252524232221222525242423232424242424232322212224252423232221212424242322212021242525242424242425
Feels °C (?)222322232424232325252526252525242423232424232322222322232223222322222323232322232222232423232222232222242424252525252425
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