Back Beach surf break

Back Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 10 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
22.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Back Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 7PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 22s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 10). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (10 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (10 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
1
2
0
0
1
2
0
0
3
3
3
3
3
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.5
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)121211111111111111111118181818181816161616151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)650528461506320357309273237228194184360360368497582779926859881904936857
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
E
15
ENE
10
E
20
SSE
25
SSE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
N
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:49PM
0.54
3:29PM
0.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:56AM
0.12
2:04AM
0.12
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise-------6:35-------6:35-------6:35
Sunset--6:05-------6:04-------6:01-----
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212425222020191926302724262523232928252323222221
Feels °C (?)162020161514131322282421252421202725232222212119
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