Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.94° S 115.28° E

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
20.0° C
0.4° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 10AM is: 1.7m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)5ft (1.5m)17s
Afternoon (29 Jul)7ft (2.1m)17s
Evening (29 Jul)6ft (1.9m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.5
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
17
2.1
SW
17
2
WSW
17
1.9
SW
17
1.9
WSW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
18
2.1
WSW
18
2.1
WSW
17
2.1
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
17
3
SW
16
3
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1537
1273
1289
1607
2541
2378
2111
1765
1611
1356
1356
1257
1098
1056
974
961
1199
2703
2611
2318
2799
3674
4334
4478
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NW
10
WNW
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:54AM0.66m
9:23AM0.65m
9:49AM0.62m
Low Tide
5:44PM0.07m
5:51PM0.09m
5:54PM0.12m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:43
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
11
15
19
20
18
17
15
14
14
18
20
18
18
17
16
15
15
17
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
6
6
5
9
14
16
14
12
9
8
9
14
16
16
17
15
13
11
12
14
16
17
17
16
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