Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.94° S 115.28° E

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
18.6° C
0.5° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 18s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 11AM is: 2.4m 19s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)7ft (2.2m)16s
Afternoon (17 Aug)11ft (3.5m)18s
Evening (17 Aug)15ft (4.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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)
5
4
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
19
3.5
WSW
18
4
WSW
17
4.5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2620
2696
4004
7437
10549
7144
10745
10013
9602
9047
8903
8619
8198
7446
6444
5717
4590
3805
3469
3658
4736
5879
6345
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
25
NNW
45
NW
45
W
40
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
15
SW
5
SW
0
S
10
NW
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:23AM0.33m
00:41AM0.51m
1:10AM0.54m
Low Tide
6:17AM0.31m
4:39PM0.21m
4:20PM0.18m
3:39PM0.15m
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
5:54
 mm
2
Temp °C
16
17
19
17
15
16
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
17
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
13
13
11
9
6
9
10
12
12
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
16
15
14
15
14
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