Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.94° S 115.28° E

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
19.6° 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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 5PM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (02 Aug)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (02 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon night, calm by Wed morning).

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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)
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
19
2.4
WSW
19
3
WSW
18
3
WSW
17
3
WSW
17
3
WSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2786
2368
2091
1887
1647
1349
1515
1484
1389
1208
1132
1112
1067
1067
1193
1482
3936
5368
5491
5242
4998
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
15
NE
10
E
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
35
NW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:31AM0.51m
1:12AM0.40m
10:43AM0.44m
1:31AM0.45m
10:27AM0.36m
Low Tide
6:02PM0.17m
5:36AM0.33m
6:03PM0.19m
7:10AM0.33m
5:54PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
5:45
 mm
5
4
1
Temp °C
13
17
19
17
15
13
14
14
19
20
19
19
19
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
7
13
16
13
10
8
9
10
15
15
15
16
15
10
14
12
13
13
13
13
13
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