Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.94° S 115.28° E

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
19.5° C
0.1° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 3AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (02 Aug)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (02 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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)
0
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4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3477
3926
4948
4353
3820
3383
2786
2368
2091
1887
1647
1349
1390
1484
1525
1208
1132
1112
1067
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
15
NE
10
E
20
E
20
E
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
25
NNW
30
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
40
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:05AM0.35m
10:31AM0.51m
1:12AM0.40m
10:43AM0.44m
Low Tide
5:58PM0.14m
4:18AM0.32m
6:02PM0.17m
5:36AM0.33m
6:03PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:44
5:45
 mm
3
Temp °C
16
15
13
11
9
8
14
18
19
17
15
14
14
14
19
21
20
19
17
Feels °C
11
10
8
6
3
1
8
14
16
13
10
8
9
9
13
15
16
16
11
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