Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.94° S 115.28° E

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
18.9°C
0.0° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 5PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (14 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (14 Oct)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.4
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.9
SW
14
1.5
W
7
0.8
WSW
14
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
9
1.4
W
9
1.3
W
9
0.8
WSW
17
1.6
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
449
379
557
251
175
147
288
203
246
499
414
380
311
263
344
604
582
643
620
715
2379
Wind (km/h)
35
NNE
25
WNW
40
W
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
20
SW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
NE
10
NNE
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:17PM0.64m
10:40PM0.62m
Low Tide
11:36AM0.15m
12:28PM0.14m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:39
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6:28
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Temp °C
28
24
20
20
17
18
18
17
17
17
17
16
16
15
14
15
17
18
17
16
16
Feels °C
22
20
15
16
14
15
14
15
13
14
14
14
15
14
13
14
15
15
14
14
15
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