Back Beach surf break

Back Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 30 Mar 2026 AWST
Forecast 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
23.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Back Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 4PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (30 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (30 Mar)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thu
02
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.3
WSW
3
SW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.2
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)111111111414131313131312121212111111111110101514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22727017230316823944054526822964277323271906165213791045876799715615441370314362
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
5
W
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
S
20
SW
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:58AM
0.36
8:21PM
0.49
9:28AM
0.41
9:06PM
0.44
9:27AM
0.47
9:49PM
0.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:34AM
0.15
2:19PM
0.32
3:32AM
0.21
3:12PM
0.27
3:13AM
0.25
3:57PM
0.23
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thu
02
Sunrise-6:28-------6:28-------6:28------
Sunset----6:17-------6:16-------6:15---
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202121212020191919191919191918171616192020191918
Feels °C (?)192019181616151415151616161716161515181716151515
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