Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.94° S 115.28° E

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
20.0° C
0.1° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 2PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (23 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Evening (23 Jul)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.8
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2144
1888
1888
1626
1480
1236
1019
947
780
690
623
535
471
392
442
373
239
578
615
606
587
551
560
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
15
E
20
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:37AM0.56m
5:26AM0.59m
6:15AM0.61m
Low Tide
4:07PM0.11m
4:17PM0.08m
4:34PM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:39
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
13
16
17
16
15
14
14
13
14
16
17
16
15
15
14
14
16
19
19
18
17
Feels °C
6
6
7
11
14
12
10
8
8
7
9
12
14
12
10
10
8
8
11
15
16
15
13
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