Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.94° S 115.28° E

Issued: 1 am 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
20.0° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 4AM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)5ft (1.5m)15s
Afternoon (05 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (05 Jul)5ft (1.6m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
2
3
1
4
4
4
3
4
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4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1845
1412
1088
881
711
711
1136
1209
1475
1860
2122
3351
4014
4176
4440
4957
5087
5087
5022
4753
4611
3968
3684
3037
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
25
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
25
NW
15
NNW
15
SW
0
SSE
5
SSW
5
SE
10
SE
10
S
15
S
15
S
15
SE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
SE
15
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
SE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
10:56AM0.53m
4:12AM0.38m
11:02AM0.46m
4:08AM0.44m
10:00AM0.38m
Low Tide
7:25PM0.15m
5:52AM0.38m
7:32PM0.18m
8:59AM0.38m
7:31PM0.21m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
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>
7:16
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:29
5:30
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
17
19
19
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
18
16
15
14
14
16
18
17
17
16
Feels °C
9
8
9
12
15
16
15
17
16
16
15
16
15
15
15
14
13
12
12
14
16
14
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
Energy kJ
1845
1412
1088
881
711
711
1136
1209
1475
1860
2122
3351
4014
4176
4440
4957
5087
5087
5022
4753
4611
3968
3684
3037
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
5
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
18
2.3
WSW
15
Energy kJ
27
24
24
23
227
2212
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
8
Energy kJ
29
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
NNW
5
0.6
NW
5
0.6
NW
5
Energy kJ
7
6
6
13
20
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
8
6
6
6
5
5
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
225
246
438
289
178
0
0
0
0
3
71
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
265
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
8
6
6
6
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
9
9
8
7
5
5
4
5
6
7
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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