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Back Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia
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Back Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
21.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Back Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 5AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (13 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | |
3465 | 4545 | 4810 | 4940 | 4966 | 4504 | 3835 | 3504 | 3196 | 3197 | 2913 | 2922 | 2662 | 2421 | 2421 | 2146 | 1999 | 2180 | 3192 | 3243 | 3563 | 3563 | 3859 | 4021 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 7:36AM0.50m | 8:01PM0.33m | 7:45AM0.57m | 10:09PM0.30m | 8:03AM0.64m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:22AM0.23m | 2:57PM0.24m | 00:21AM0.27m | 3:43PM0.14m | 11:45PM0.30m | 4:34PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
18 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 |
3465 | 4545 | 4810 | 4940 | 4966 | 4504 | 3835 | 3504 | 3196 | 3197 | 2913 | 2922 | 2662 | 2421 | 2421 | 2146 | 1999 | 2180 | 3192 | 3243 | 3563 | 3563 | 3859 | 4021 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 247 | 493 | 240 | 240 | 178 | 178 | 125 | 125 | 178 | 1680 | 515 | 265 | 493 | 515 | 265 | 265 | 184 | 265 | 289 | 184 | 178 |
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