Back Beach surf break

Back Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 26 Apr 2026 AWST
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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
21.2° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Back Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 11AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 28s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (26 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (26 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)22s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
1
2
4
4
4
5
!
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0
!
3
3
3
2
2
3
0
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.3
WSW
21
1.7
SW
20
2.1
SW
19
2.3
SW
18
3
SW
18
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.3
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1288
1218
1058
880
834
834
1527
2322
3162
3442
5314
5426
4959
4261
3714
3668
3219
2794
2411
2411
2491
2243
2212
2121
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
S
20
SE
5
ENE
10
NW
20
E
15
NE
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
S
25
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:55AM0.41m
6:01PM0.42m
8:41AM0.42m
7:16PM0.38m
8:13AM0.47m
8:22PM0.34m
Low Tide
2:23PM0.39m
2:04AM0.21m
3:00PM0.31m
1:45AM0.26m
3:36PM0.25m
00:59AM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:45
6:45
6:46
6:47
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5:46
5:45
5:45
5:45
5
4
4
2
Temp °C
15
15
21
24
23
22
24
19
17
17
17
17
18
18
17
16
15
14
18
21
22
20
18
18
11
10
16
20
19
18
22
18
15
16
15
15
16
16
14
13
13
11
15
19
19
17
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.7
SW
20
2.1
SW
19
2.3
SW
18
3
SW
18
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.3
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
Energy kJ
1288
1218
1058
880
834
834
821
2322
3162
3442
5314
5426
4959
4261
3714
3668
3219
2794
2411
2411
2491
2243
2212
2121
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
28
0.2
WSW
26
0.5
SW
24
0.9
SW
23
1.3
WSW
21
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
0.6
S
5
Energy kJ
15
64
275
754
1527
821
746
796
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.4
S
5
0.6
S
4
0.5
SSE
4
Energy kJ
9
16
7
12
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
50
3
3
251
178
0
50
3
0
184
71
251
255
178
85
71
108
108
3
85
120
71
50
Best forecast wave conditions in Perth City Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
5
7
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
7
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