Back Beach surf break

Back Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 21 Dec 2025 AWST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Back Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
22.9° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Back Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 1AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Dec)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (22 Dec)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (22 Dec)8ft (2.4m)17s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
3
!
3
3
0
0
0
2
1
2
1
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
WSW
1.6
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131313131419171616161515141414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)796796734630630711888100513703307297327263817310323261972151212679908541228976809639
Wind
(km/h)
40
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
S
35
S
40
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
ESE
30
E
30
E
15
E
25
SSE
35
S
35
SSE
25
SE
30
E
35
E
35
ENE
20
NE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:30PM
0.70
9:58PM
0.68
10:24PM
0.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:56AM
0.06
7:16AM
0.07
7:33AM
0.09
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Sunrise-----5:11-------5:11-------5:13--
Sunset7:21-------7:21-------7:22-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C201919191821252322202020202432312825262724283637
Feels °C (?)121314151516201716151616141828262319212017213033
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