Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.94° S 115.28° E

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
20.0° C
0.2° 

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


How big are the waves at Back Beach today (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 3AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (25 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (25 Jul)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
2
3
1
2
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
!
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.8
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
1.9
SW
8
2.2
SW
11
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
471
392
435
336
239
586
615
606
596
476
484
373
310
310
314
490
1191
3609
4719
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:15AM0.61m
7:01AM0.63m
Low Tide
4:17PM0.08m
4:34PM0.06m
4:55PM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:39
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
16
15
15
15
14
16
19
19
18
17
18
18
18
17
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
13
12
10
9
9
8
10
14
15
14
13
14
14
14
13
10
11
12
12
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