Back Beach surf break

Back Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 28 Mar 2026 AWST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
23.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Back Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 5PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (28 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (28 Mar)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
WSW
0.9
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.1
WSW
2.5
SW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
Period(s) (?)11111414131313121212121212121111118141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)130150101121245286281264255299218218211231227270347169189239447224125372614
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
25
NW
30
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
ononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:28PM
0.55
7:30PM
0.53
9:58AM
0.36
8:21PM
0.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:23AM
0.10
3:34AM
0.15
2:19PM
0.32
3:32AM
0.21
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise-------6:26-------6:28-------6:28
Sunset--6:21-------6:19-------6:17-----
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C192122212122212121212120202019202020191919191919
Feels °C (?)202020212022212020192020202018181715151516151615
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