Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.94° S 115.28° E

Issued: 1 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is

19.9°C

Back Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Back Beach today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 7AM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	7ft (2.2m)	16s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	6.5ft (2.0m)	16s
Evening (05 Nov)	7ft (2.1m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sat night).
	Thursday 5								Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	WSW 11	SW 11	WSW 11	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	3046	2731	2410	2096	2096	1907	1907	2120	1956	2903	2534	2020	1776	1198	937	702	691	1065	899	666	471	373	335	283	211	169
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SE	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SSW	S	S	SSE	ESE	ESE	ESE	S	SSW	S	SSE	S	S	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide			7:03AM0.36m				7:44PM0.49m					8:26AM0.32m			7:50PM0.55m					10:08AM0.28m				8:04PM0.61m
Low Tide		2:56AM0.30m			1:01PM0.27m					3:32AM0.22m			11:53AM0.29m					4:06AM0.17m		10:56AM0.28m						4:40AM0.12m


	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16
	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	6:46
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	18	21	20	19	18	18	18	16	17	23	22	20	19	19	17	16	18	23	21	20	19	18	18	18
Feels °C	12	12	14	16	14	12	13	13	14	11	12	19	17	16	15	17	13	12	14	20	16	15	16	14	16	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	SSW 7	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	WSW 11	SW 11	WSW 11	SSW 6
kJ	3046	2731	2410	2096	2096	1907	1907	2120	1956	2903	2534	2020	1776	1198	937	211	691	1065	899	666	471	373	335	283	211	99
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 12	SSW 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 13	WSW 14	SW 11
kJ	—	92	—	—	—	—	—	—	402	—	—	—	—	—	—	702	191	—	—	—	—	—	—	35	36	169
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 14
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	36
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	—	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 7	SSW 7	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 5	SSW 6	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	—
kJ	94	—	64	77	118	255	352	435	—	—	—	—	—	87	150	—	—	—	—	—	24	64	100	128	131	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Bay Left Wall WA - Perth South	Guilderton Rivermouth WA - Perth City	Watermans WA - Perth City	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Tunkalilla SA - Adelaide	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	The Island SA - Eyre Peninsula	Cunns SA - Nullarbor	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	Mullaloo WA - Perth City	Bay Left Wall WA - Perth South	Bay Left Wall WA - Perth South	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Guilderton Rivermouth WA - Perth City	Guilderton Rivermouth WA - Perth City	The Spot WA - Perth City	Ledge Point WA - Perth City	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	The Farm WA - Margaret River	Savu Right Timor	Injidup Point WA - Margaret River	Bay Left Wall WA - Perth South	Guilderton Rivermouth WA - Perth City	Ledge Point WA - Perth City
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	1	1	3	2	1	2	2
Distance (km)	265	50	108	265	2200	265	1794	1680	111	111	111	104	265	265	290	50	50	71	3	265	290	2363	308	265	50	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Perth City Coast		Cottesloe Beach	Swanbourne Beach						Cozies and Geeries	North Beach Tom's	North Beach Tom's	Swanbourne Beach				Grabbers	Melros	Grabbers	The Spot						Cottesloe Beach	The Spot
Rating (10 max)		4	4						4	4	4	4				4	3	3	3						2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Rocky Head WA - Far South	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Blacknose Point VIC - Far West	Left Point VIC - Phillip Island	Lorne Point VIC - Cape Otway	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	The Farm NSW - Illawarra	Hanson Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Cathedral Rock VIC - Cape Otway	Blackfellows SA - Eyre Peninsula	Cathedral Rock VIC - Cape Otway	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Gallows NSW - North Coast	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Cunns SA - Nullarbor	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Pink Rocks NSW - Far South	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Guillotines NSW - South Coast
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	3	4	3	4	5	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	5	5	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	8	8	7	6	6	6	5	8	9	8	7	7	6	5	5

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