Back Beach Surf Break

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.07° S 174.02° E

Issued: 11 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
15.4° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Back Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Back Beach today (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 7AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the N by Sat night).

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
2
0
0
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.5
W
13
0.7
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.4
W
11
1.6
W
11
2.4
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
1.5
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
80
82
65
65
65
63
63
47
51
52
44
84
143
464
467
584
1028
971
850
717
637
673
616
486
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
45
N
30
NNW
10
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
WSW
10
SW
10
S
Wind State
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:26PM3.39m
11:48AM3.19m
00:03AM3.37m
12:26PM3.15m
00:41AM3.31m
1:05PM3.08m
Low Tide
5:42AM0.74m
5:56PM0.67m
6:21AM0.74m
6:34PM0.72m
7:02AM0.76m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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—
—
7:43
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:43
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:43
—
—
—
—
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:12
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:13
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:13
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
5
7
2
1
2
3
1
—
Temp °C
9
8
8
8
8
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
7
6
6
5
5
7
8
8
8
7
7
5
5
4
5
5
4
7
11
10
9
8
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
SW
14
0.6
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.7
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
0.8
WNW
8
1.3
W
12
1.4
W
11
1.6
W
11
2.4
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
1.5
W
10
Energy kJ
80
82
65
65
65
63
63
47
17
18
24
30
94
464
467
584
1028
971
850
717
637
673
616
486
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
—
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
17
0.1
W
17
0.3
WNW
4
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.7
W
12
0.2
W
18
0.2
WSW
17
0.2
WSW
17
0.3
W
20
0.4
W
20
0.9
NW
9
1.3
N
8
1
NNW
8
0.8
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
16
1.4
NW
9
Energy kJ
—
6
6
—
11
11
5
3
51
52
26
38
143
25
30
29
68
119
115
234
140
399
469
314
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
W
11
0.2
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.4
SW
13
0.5
W
13
0.2
WSW
13
—
0.1
W
22
0.2
W
21
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
16
0.7
W
18
0.7
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
18
0.6
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.8
WSW
16
Energy kJ
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
8
17
16
44
84
17
—
9
35
25
53
328
329
413
85
116
346
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
—
—
0.2
NNE
2
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
N
3
0.4
N
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NNE
3
0.7
NE
4
1.2
NNE
5
1.6
N
6
2.1
N
6
2.3
N
7
1.8
NNE
7
2.5
N
8
1.9
N
8
—
—
—
—
—
Energy kJ
—
—
—
—
1
1
3
3
1
2
6
16
66
160
344
481
278
690
477
—
—
—
—
—
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Distance (km)
0
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(10 max)
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(10 max)
3
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