Back Beach surf break

Back Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 20 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
22.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Back Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 9AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (20 Mar)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (20 Mar)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
2
0
0
2
3
3
3
4
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.9
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
2
SW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
Period(s) (?)151414141413131316151414141414141414141414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1589148410791049893780880892163016471728168016101519140814088709219341095895845743732
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
5
SSW
10
SSW
0
ESE
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
E
15
SW
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossoncross-
on
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:20PM
0.44
10:21AM
0.51
11:12PM
0.35
10:37AM
0.58
12:28AM
0.27
10:59AM
0.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:57AM
0.24
5:11PM
0.18
3:42AM
0.27
6:19PM
0.17
2:57AM
0.25
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise---6:20-------6:22-------6:22----
Sunset------6:30-------6:29-------6:28-
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232323242827242222222224272522202020212123232221
Feels °C (?)252524262825232222222123252320191920221920201920
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