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Back Beach Surf Forecast
/ WA – Perth City (29 breaks) / Western Australia (159 breaks) /
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Back Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 AWSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
21.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Back Beach today (27 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 10PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 2.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (27 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed night, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | |
1943 | 1846 | 3818 | 4318 | 3776 | 3199 | 2582 | 2373 | 2187 | 1995 | 1648 | 1399 | 1220 | 1077 | 964 | 859 | 736 | 628 | 543 | 543 | 476 | 415 | 389 | 362 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 7:23AM0.60m | 7:44AM0.64m | 8:08AM0.66m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:17PM0.17m | 4:42PM0.13m | 5:08PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — |
 | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 |
— | 1 | 1 | 30 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 21 |
17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 15 | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 |
 kJ | 1943 | 1846 | 3818 | — | — | — | 2582 | 2373 | 2187 | 1995 | 1648 | 1399 | 1220 | 1077 | 964 | 859 | 736 | 628 | 543 | 543 | 476 | 415 | 389 | 250 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 331 | 13 | 12 | 28 | 67 | 125 | 166 | 229 | 220 | 362 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 30 | 46 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 414 | 554 | 999 | 4318 | 3776 | 3199 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 293 | 474 | 474 | 480 | 474 | 474 | 493 | 695 | 1018 | 326 | 240 | 240 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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