Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.94° S 115.28° E

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
19.1° 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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 4AM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)10ft (3.0m)15s
Afternoon (12 Aug)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (12 Aug)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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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5
5
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4
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6355
5526
4528
3867
3466
3231
3231
3093
3135
3410
3915
4405
4804
5160
5653
5653
5190
4883
4588
4073
3921
3644
3203
3000
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
SSE
20
S
20
SE
20
SE
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
5
ENE
10
SE
15
SE
15
E
Wind State
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:53AM0.71m
9:36AM0.66m
00:32AM0.29m
10:13AM0.58m
Low Tide
5:43PM0.03m
5:58PM0.10m
2:11AM0.28m
5:50PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
12
14
16
15
15
13
13
12
11
14
17
17
16
14
14
13
13
17
20
20
19
17
Feels °C
11
10
9
12
14
12
12
10
10
9
7
11
15
13
12
10
10
8
8
13
17
17
15
13
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