Back Beach surf break

Back Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 19 May 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
21.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Back Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 8AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Afternoon (19 May)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (19 May)6ft (1.8m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Thu night).

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
17
1.3
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
913
870
1029
1150
1278
1291
1177
1546
1546
1546
1525
1455
1301
1301
1212
1527
1488
1504
1647
1874
1960
1772
1579
1512
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NNE
5
WNW
10
SSW
10
ESE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
WSW
10
S
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
10
SE
20
S
30
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:14AM0.77m
10:54AM0.72m
11:29AM0.65m
Low Tide
9:14PM-0.02m
10:29PM0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:29
5:28
Temp °C
17
17
16
22
24
22
21
21
20
19
19
22
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
21
20
20
19
18
15
14
12
18
22
19
18
17
15
14
15
19
18
19
18
17
17
18
17
17
15
16
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.5
SW
12
1.5
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
Energy kJ
611
573
583
1150
1278
1291
1177
1546
1546
1546
1525
1455
1301
1301
1212
1527
1488
1504
1647
1874
1960
1772
1579
1512
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
17
1.3
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1.2
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
Energy kJ
913
870
1029
530
471
286
220
697
806
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
3
0.9
SSW
4
1.4
SSW
5
1.6
SSW
7
Energy kJ
8
32
111
216
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
3
0
71
0
121
0
0
0
0
0
0
120
120
0
0
3
3
3
125
515
697
265
265
Best forecast wave conditions in Perth City Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
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