Back Beach surf break

Back Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 30 Mar 2026 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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Back Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 2AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (31 Mar)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (31 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
1
1
2
3
4
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.3
WSW
2.5
SW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
WSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)141413131313131212121211111111111010151414151614
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16823944054525282964277321861906153613161045876799715627441370314362476544551463
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
SSE
20
SSW
25
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:21PM
0.49
9:28AM
0.41
9:06PM
0.44
9:27AM
0.47
9:49PM
0.39
9:35AM
0.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:19PM
0.32
3:32AM
0.21
3:12PM
0.27
3:13AM
0.25
3:57PM
0.23
2:50AM
0.27
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise-----6:28-------6:28-------6:28--
Sunset6:17-------6:16-------6:15-------
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C202019191919191919191817161619202019181817172223
Feels °C (?)171615151415151516171616151418171514141414141818
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