Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.94° S 115.28° E

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
19.4° C
0.2° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 8AM is: 4.5m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)15ft (4.5m)17s
Afternoon (09 Aug)13ft (4.0m)16s
Evening (09 Aug)11ft (3.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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)
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
WSW
17
5
WSW
17
4.5
WSW
17
4.5
WSW
17
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
3
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
17
4
SW
10
4
SW
12
3.5
SW
13
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15606
14477
12331
10629
9013
7238
6251
5631
4447
3773
3670
2444
5876
7712
3675
3827
4073
8639
8718
8940
9165
8568
7992
7034
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
S
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
35
W
40
WSW
45
SW
45
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
20
ESE
15
ENE
10
E
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
N
5
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:09AM0.69m
7:10AM0.72m
8:04AM0.73m
Low Tide
4:07PM-0.05m
4:42PM-0.05m
5:16PM-0.02m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:49
5:50
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
12
12
14
15
14
14
15
15
15
17
16
13
13
13
12
10
9
10
11
12
12
13
Feels °C
9
9
9
9
12
13
12
12
12
11
11
10
8
4
2
4
4
5
5
7
9
10
11
12
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