Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.94° S 115.28° E

Issued: 1 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is

18.0°C

Back Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Back Beach today (14 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 5AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Sep)	10ft (3.0m)	14s
Afternoon (14 Sep)	8ft (2.5m)	14s
Evening (14 Sep)	8ft (2.5m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Monday 14								Tuesday 15								Wednesday 16
	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	!	!	3	1	0	3	!	!	3	2	3	3	1	2	2	3	3	2	4	3	1	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	3262	3410	3127	2887	2887	3071	3029	3257	3139	2989	2878	2878	2589	2692	2412	2243	2082	1809	1463	1314	1095	943	572	451
Wind (km/h)	SSE	ESE	ENE	ESE	S	S	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	SE	ESE	E	E	ESE	ENE	NE	NNE	SW	SE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	on	cross	off
High Tide				10:53AM0.29m				10:52PM0.57m				9:04AM0.24m					11:10PM0.58m
Low Tide			5:44AM0.23m			3:17PM0.24m					6:49AM0.24m			2:54PM0.21m								2:07PM0.17m


	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:10	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	15	19	20	19	18	17	15	15	15	20	24	23	21	19	17	16	17	25	29	26	25	24
Feels °C	15	15	11	15	16	14	14	13	11	11	10	16	21	19	16	15	15	14	14	23	27	25	24	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13
kJ	3262	3410	3127	2887	2887	3071	3029	3257	3139	2989	2878	2878	2589	2692	2412	2243	2082	1809	1463	1314	1095	943	572	451
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	W 24	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 19	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 6	—	—	—	WSW 15	WSW 16
kJ	—	—	—	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	96	—	—	—	—	—	—	17	—	—	—	209	318
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 4	—	SE 4	—	—	SE 4	—	—	SE 4	SE 4	ESE 3	ESE 3	ESE 3	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	18	—	6	—	—	12	—	—	5	3	5	3	3	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	3	3	3	3	71	125	71	111	71	71	3	3	50	111	108	4	3	3	3	0	71	50	3	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Perth City Coast	Lancelin	The Spot	Lancelin	Melros	Melros	Cottesloe Beach	Melros	Cottesloe Beach	Cottesloe Beach	Melros	Melros	Melros	Melros	Melros	Swanbourne Beach	Swanbourne Beach	Melros	Grabbers	The Spot	Back Beach	Alkimos	Melros	Grabbers	Singleton
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Injidup Carpark WA - Margaret River	Injidup Carpark WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Left Point VIC - Phillip Island	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Left Point VIC - Phillip Island
Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	6	4	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	6	5	6	6	8	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	6	6	4	5	5	5	5

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