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Back Beach surf break

Back Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 AWST
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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
22.6° C
 (Which is 1.1°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 10AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (13 Jan)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (13 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
3
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
WSW
1.1
SW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.7
SW
1.9
SW
2
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)14141413138999161515141414141414141414131314
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5854695014794343625146494561622653610742602602602602602638630586553440569
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
30
SSE
30
S
30
SSW
30
S
20
S
15
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
15
SSE
30
SSW
35
S
30
S
20
SSE
20
ESE
30
E
25
E
15
ESE
25
S
35
S
30
S
20
SSE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:56PM
0.59
6:37PM
0.62
7:18PM
0.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:22AM
0.12
4:28AM
0.09
4:45AM
0.06
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
Sunrise-5:26-------5:28-------5:28------
Sunset----7:25-------7:25-------7:25---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181921222220212219212725232121222125333127242424
Feels °C (?)141517181919211714162420181820181521302722202323
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