Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.94° S 115.28° E

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
19.5° 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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 8PM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s
Afternoon (05 Aug)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (05 Aug)13ft (4.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, near gales from the WSW by Fri night).

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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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0
0
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0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4121
5894
7093
7093
7429
7344
7091
6921
6587
5718
5271
4981
4701
5128
5002
5302
5601
5529
5168
4897
5437
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
5
NE
5
NNW
20
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
40
W
Wind State
off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:48AM0.56m
3:52AM0.60m
Low Tide
5:01PM0.20m
2:54PM0.14m
3:03PM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
5:46
 mm
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
16
17
17
17
15
14
13
14
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
17
16
16
Feels °C
14
15
14
15
13
12
12
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
12
14
13
11
11
9
7
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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