Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.94° S 115.28° E

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
18.8°C
0.3° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 9PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (25 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (25 Aug)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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)
3
1
2
3
3
3
4
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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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)
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
4
WSW
18
4
WSW
18
4
WSW
17
4
WSW
17
4.5
WSW
17
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
740
674
1475
1699
1787
1933
3158
4230
5299
10697
10022
9647
9536
10764
8803
7931
6041
6117
4984
4123
3383
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
20
N
25
NNW
35
WNW
10
SSW
10
NNW
30
SW
50
SSW
40
S
40
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
8:07AM0.62m
8:41AM0.61m
Low Tide
4:26PM0.07m
4:35PM0.09m
4:39PM0.11m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
5:59
 mm
4
7
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
17
18
18
17
16
15
14
14
18
19
14
14
15
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
13
13
14
14
14
13
12
11
14
13
13
13
10
5
6
6
7
8
9
10
9
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