Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.94° S 115.28° E

Issued: 7 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is

20.1° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Back Beach today (12 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 3AM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	17s
Afternoon (12 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	15s
Evening (12 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 11			Sunday 12								Monday 13								Tue 14
	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	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	2	4	4	5	5	5	3	2	3	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	3	4	4	4	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	WSW 17	SW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	976	1515	1814	1814	3863	3774	3515	2433	2004	2032	4714	5896	6143	5868	5468	4820	4478	3738	3504	3245	3037	2547	2479	2381
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	SE	SSE	SE	ESE	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide						7:12AM0.75m									8:02AM0.78m								8:52AM0.78m
Low Tide	4:17PM-0.03m								4:59PM-0.07m									5:43PM-0.08m


	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—
	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:32
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	14	13	12	10	13	15	15	15	14	13	12	11	13	17	17	15	14	12	12	13	17	21
Feels °C	12	12	12	11	9	7	10	12	11	12	11	10	9	7	9	14	13	11	10	7	7	8	13	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	WSW 17	SW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15
kJ	976	1515	1814	1814	3863	3774	3515	2433	2004	2032	4714	5896	6143	5868	5468	4820	4478	3738	3504	3245	3037	2547	2479	2381
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 21	—	—	SW 19	—	WSW 22	—	WSW 19	WSW 19	WSW 18	SW 22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	18	—	—	518	—	91	—	983	1511	1448	558	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 26	—	—	WSW 24	—	—	—	—	SW 24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	13	—	—	55	—	—	—	—	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	6	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4
Distance (km)	178	50	0	0	0	0	0	3	178	50	71	3	3	3	3	3	71	71	3	3	3	3	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Perth City Coast		Cozies and Geeries	Grabbers	Melros	Guilderton Rivermouth	Guilderton Rivermouth	Lancelin	Ledge Point	Avalon Point	Melros	Melros	Lancelin	Lancelin	Lancelin	Lancelin	The Spot	The Spot	The Spot	Lancelin	Lancelin	Lancelin	Melros	Melros	Melros
Rating (10 max)		4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	6	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	6	5	5	5	5	9	9	7	7	8	7	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	9	9	9	6	7

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