Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.94° S 115.28° E

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
19.1° C
0.2° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 2PM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)15ft (4.5m)16s
Afternoon (11 Aug)13ft (4.0m)16s
Evening (11 Aug)13ft (4.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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)
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5
5
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11148
9931
9782
9165
8913
7992
7344
6355
5526
4528
3867
3466
3231
3231
3093
3135
3410
3755
4234
4562
5160
5505
5653
Wind (km/h)
25
S
15
E
15
SE
10
S
10
SW
5
WSW
10
SE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
E
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
5
SSE
15
S
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
8:04AM0.73m
8:53AM0.71m
9:36AM0.66m
Low Tide
5:16PM-0.02m
5:43PM0.03m
5:58PM0.10m
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
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>
6:58
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:50
5:51
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
9
10
12
13
13
15
13
13
11
14
15
16
15
14
13
12
11
15
18
17
16
14
Feels °C
6
5
6
9
11
12
12
11
10
8
13
13
13
12
11
10
9
7
12
16
13
12
10
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