Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.94° S 115.28° E

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
18.9°C
0.2° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 6PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (23 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (23 Aug)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed morning).

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
1
1
0
2
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
2
1
2
3
4
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)
1.6
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.8
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1028
1127
1144
1308
1127
3460
3555
3114
2736
2358
1862
1599
1427
1226
1100
1049
740
674
1496
1601
1787
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
20
S
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SE
0
E
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:45AM0.60m
7:29AM0.61m
Low Tide
3:58PM0.07m
4:13PM0.07m
4:26PM0.07m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
5:58
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
18
17
16
15
16
16
15
15
16
16
15
15
14
13
13
16
18
17
17
16
Feels °C
13
14
14
12
13
14
14
13
14
13
13
13
13
12
11
10
12
13
13
14
14
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