Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.94° S 115.28° E

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
19.2°C
0.1° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 1PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 26s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Afternoon (19 Oct)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (19 Oct)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
1
0
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
15
3
WSW
17
3
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2087
1905
1643
1465
1405
1207
1100
1151
1030
1049
1230
2348
4755
5974
6479
7018
7018
6118
6043
6263
6833
7809
7901
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
E
10
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
Wind State
cross
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:00AM0.48m
5:12AM0.46m
8:53PM0.40m
Low Tide
1:35PM0.14m
1:40PM0.15m
1:39PM0.17m
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part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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5:35
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5:33
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6:31
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6:32
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Temp °C
15
15
16
17
16
15
15
15
14
15
16
17
17
16
16
16
15
17
18
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
13
13
14
13
11
11
11
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
15
14
16
15
16
16
17
17
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