Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.94° S 115.28° E

Issued: 1 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is

20.0°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 (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 7PM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	7ft (2.2m)	16s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	6.5ft (2.0m)	16s
Evening (05 Nov)	6.5ft (2.0m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Fri night).
	Thu 5					Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	WSW 11	SW 11	WSW 11	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	2096	2096	1907	1907	1962	1956	2747	2390	1892	1803	1094	849	702	691	986	833	678	675	373	335	283	211	169
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	S	S	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSW	S	S	SSE	ESE	ESE	E	S	SSW	S	S	S	SSW	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				7:44PM0.49m					8:26AM0.32m			7:50PM0.55m					10:08AM0.28m				8:04PM0.61m
Low Tide							3:32AM0.22m			11:53AM0.29m					4:06AM0.17m		10:56AM0.28m						4:40AM0.12m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16
	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	6:46
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	20	19	18	18	18	16	17	23	22	20	19	19	18	16	18	23	21	19	18	18	18	18
Feels °C	16	14	12	13	14	13	11	11	19	16	15	16	19	14	12	14	20	16	14	15	15	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	—	SW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	WSW 11	SW 11	WSW 11	SW 11
kJ	2096	2096	1907	1907	1962	1956	2747	2390	1892	—	1094	849	702	691	986	833	678	506	373	335	283	211	169
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 7	SSW 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 13	WSW 14	WSW 14
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	382	—	—	—	—	—	—	211	155	—	—	—	—	—	—	35	36	36
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 7	SSW 7	—	—	—	SE 4	SW 13	SSW 6	SSW 6	—	—	—	ESE 3	—	SW 11	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6
kJ	80	141	255	338	435	—	—	—	8	1803	118	186	—	—	—	1	—	675	62	91	124	107	115
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Bunbury The groyne WA - Perth South	Tunkalilla SA - Adelaide	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	The Island SA - Eyre Peninsula	Cunns SA - Nullarbor	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	Huzzawouie (Huzzas) WA - Margaret River	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	Bunbury Surf Club Backbeach WA - Perth South	Bunbury Surf Club Backbeach WA - Perth South	Cottesloe Beach WA - Perth City	Ledge Point WA - Perth City	Ledge Point WA - Perth City	The Spot WA - Perth City	Ledge Point WA - Perth City	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Savu Right Timor	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Bay Left Wall WA - Perth South	Watermans WA - Perth City	The Spot WA - Perth City
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	1	3	3	3	1	2	2
Distance (km)	265	2200	265	1794	1680	111	111	326	111	265	265	125	3	3	71	3	265	2095	2363	358	265	108	71
Best forecast wave conditions in Perth City Coast						North Beach Tom's	North Beach Tom's		Melros			Cottesloe Beach	Lancelin	Guilderton Rivermouth	The Spot	The Spot						Melros	The Spot
Rating (10 max)						4	4		3			2	3	3	3	3						2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Blacknose Point VIC - Far West	Victor Harbour (Shark Alley) SA - East Coast	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Fairhaven VIC - Torquay	The Farm NSW - Illawarra	Cape Young Husband SA - Kangaroo Island	Cathedral Rock VIC - Cape Otway	Blackfellows SA - Eyre Peninsula	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Cathedral Rock VIC - Cape Otway	Pea Break 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	Injidup Point WA - Margaret River	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	7	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	8	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	9	9	8	7	6	6	5	5

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