Back Beach surf break

Back Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 14 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
21.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Back Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 5AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (14 May)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (14 May)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
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)
!
3
!
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
!
!
!
0
!
!
!
!
3
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3196
2908
2913
2922
2662
2457
2421
2231
1999
2344
3336
3563
3647
3699
4292
4076
3762
3372
2834
2471
1990
1684
1457
1223
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
5
SE
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
7:45AM0.57m
10:09PM0.30m
8:03AM0.64m
8:28AM0.71m
Low Tide
00:21AM0.27m
3:43PM0.14m
11:45PM0.30m
4:34PM0.06m
5:30PM-0.00m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:31
5:30
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
17
17
18
18
18
17
18
18
17
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
19
19
19
16
15
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
13
14
14
14
13
13
14
15
15
14
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
Energy kJ
3196
2908
2913
2922
2662
2457
2421
2231
1999
2344
3336
3563
3647
3699
4292
4076
3762
3372
2834
2471
1990
1684
1457
1223
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
18
Energy kJ
328
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
3
Energy kJ
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
Distance (km)
178
178
178
240
1018
493
493
515
515
265
189
125
251
289
108
71
4
85
3
50
3
121
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Perth City Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
4
4
5
4
7
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
7
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
9
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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