Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.94° S 115.28° E

Issued: 7 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is

20.0° 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 (22 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 12PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	13s
Afternoon (22 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	13s
Evening (22 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 22							Thursday 23								Friday 24
	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	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1129	1129	1367	1182	2687	2944	2620	2295	2144	1888	1752	1626	1480	1236	1019	792	780	632	623	486	471	392	442
Wind (km/h)	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	ENE	E	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	3:52AM0.53m								4:37AM0.56m									5:26AM0.59m
Low Tide					4:24PM0.14m								4:07PM0.11m								4:17PM0.08m


	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	12	13	16	16	15	14	13	12	11	13	16	17	16	15	14	14	13	14	17	17	16	16
Feels °C	9	7	8	11	11	10	9	8	6	5	8	11	13	11	10	8	8	7	9	14	14	12	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	1129	1129	1367	1182	2687	2944	2620	2295	2144	1888	1752	1626	1480	1236	1019	792	780	632	623	486	471	392	442
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 18	—	—	SW 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 20	—	W 18	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	W 16	W 15
kJ	31	—	—	667	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	—	25	31	61	31	55	90	87	86	124	115
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 3	SE 3	—	—	—	ESE 3	ESE 4	ESE 3	ESE 4	E 3	—	—	ESE 3	ESE 3	E 3	ENE 3	ENE 3	NE 3	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	1	2	—	—	—	4	11	7	10	6	—	—	3	3	5	4	3	2	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	3	3	3	85	71	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	7	9	6	4	4	5	6	4	9	9	9	8	8	8	7	9

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