Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.94° S 115.28° E

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
19.6° 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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 8AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (03 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (03 Aug)5ft (1.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon night, calm by Wed morning).

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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)
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
1
2
1
3
3
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4
5
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
13
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
19
2.4
WSW
19
3
WSW
18
3
WSW
17
3
WSW
17
3
WSW
17
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1349
1390
1484
1389
1208
1132
1241
1141
1067
1193
1482
3936
5368
5491
5242
4998
4086
3336
3152
4173
5672
6766
7093
7253
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
30
NW
15
W
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
S
5
ESE
5
S
10
SSW
10
SE
10
E
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:12AM0.40m
10:43AM0.44m
1:31AM0.45m
10:27AM0.36m
2:01AM0.50m
Low Tide
5:36AM0.33m
6:03PM0.19m
7:10AM0.33m
5:54PM0.21m
5:01PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
 mm
7
5
1
Temp °C
13
14
14
18
20
19
19
18
15
17
17
17
17
17
16
15
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
14
Feels °C
8
9
10
14
15
16
16
15
10
15
16
15
13
13
13
12
13
14
14
14
15
15
13
11
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