Surf Forecasts:
Back Beach Plommer surf forecast from 28 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 30 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period, SSE swell with 567 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 29 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Back Beach Plommer this week:
The surf forecast for Back Beach Plommer over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Back Beach Plommer in the next 16 days are 1.8m 10s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 01) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Sat 29th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Sun 30th Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Sat 29th Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Back Beach Plommer over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 196 | 161 | 364 | 227 | 188 | 116 | 168 | 125 | 70 | 84 | 80 | 107 | 88 | 54 | 31 | 38 | 37 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 57 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | on | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:46PM1.56m | 9:13AM1.34m | 9:22PM1.49m | 9:51AM1.39m | 9:59PM1.40m | 10:32AM1.42m | 10:41PM1.27m | 11:18AM1.42m | 11:29PM1.14m | 12:13PM1.41m | 00:29AM1.01m | 1:20PM1.39m | 1:49AM0.91m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 2:30PM0.13m | 3:10AM0.04m | 3:11PM0.14m | 3:41AM0.05m | 3:54PM0.17m | 4:13AM0.08m | 4:42PM0.23m | 4:50AM0.14m | 5:38PM0.29m | 5:33AM0.21m | 6:47PM0.35m | 6:26AM0.29m | 8:13PM0.38m | ||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
 | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 29 | 28 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 196 | 161 | 364 | 227 | 188 | 116 | 168 | 125 | 70 | 84 | 80 | 107 | 88 | 54 | 31 | 38 | 37 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 11 | E 11 | SE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 9 | E 10 | NE 5 | NE 6 | S 4 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 38 | 41 | 38 | 24 | 24 | 41 | 27 | 88 | 50 | 57 | 60 | 50 | 49 | 32 | 26 | 29 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | N 7 | E 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | SE 17 | E 9 | E 8 | SSE 12 | E 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | 9 | 1 | 38 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 74 | 24 | 12 | 29 | 51 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSE 5 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 5 | — | NE 4 | — | NNE 5 | — | SSW 4 | S 4 | ESE 3 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 23 | 239 | 107 | 132 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 41 | — | 5 | — | 21 | — | 8 | 11 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 213 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 18 | 211 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 91 | 0 |
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