Back Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Perth City Coast, Australia)

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Back Beach Surf Guide

Back Beach in the Perth Area is an exposed beach break that has reliable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Offshore winds blow from the northeast. Clean groundswells prevail and the optimum swell angle is from the southwest. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. The quality of the surf isn't affected by the tide. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Hazards include rips and locals.

Back Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	consistent	20.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Back Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Back Beach occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Back Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

juneBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Back Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of June. Clean surfable waves are typically found 47% of the time in June while 52% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 1% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

47%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

52%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Back Beach Location Map

Interactive Back Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Back Beach is Perth International Airport (PER) in Australia, which is 129 km (80 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Back Beach is Perth Jandakot Airport (JAD), also in Australia, 140 km (87 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Back Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 03:00 Local Time

m, °C	Mon	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Wave (m)	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Period (s)	17	17	17	16
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

What does Back Beach look like?

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Tides at Back Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Lancelin, 4 km from Back Beach.

Next High Water: 10:05am | 0.65m

Next Low Water: 09:26pm | 0.13m

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Back Beach Sea Temperature

Sunny with pleasantly warm air temperatures (feeling like 20.0 °C once we account for wind), and similar sea temperatures (20.8 °C). Wear boardshorts or a shorty, or better still a thin summer wetsuit to keep the UV off.

Today, many surfers would wear a shorty.

Current Temp*: 20.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite