Back Beach surf break

Back Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 25 May 2026 AWST
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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
21.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Back Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 10AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 25). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (25 May)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (25 May)4ft (1.2m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue night, strong winds from the NW by Wed night).

Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thu
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
0
1
1
3
4
4
3
3
2
3
2
3
4
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
19
0.9
WSW
18
1.1
WSW
18
1.3
WSW
18
1.4
WSW
17
1.6
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
2.5
W
15
2.5
W
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
506
407
881
870
679
619
697
687
577
537
396
390
387
597
808
972
1048
1318
1446
1576
1708
1795
2908
2830
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
15
N
10
NW
10
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
N
25
NW
20
NW
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
N
25
NNW
20
N
30
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
40
NW
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:25AM0.44m
5:14PM0.30m
6:57AM0.50m
7:52PM0.25m
7:05AM0.56m
Low Tide
3:43PM0.30m
9:27PM0.27m
3:55PM0.23m
8:30PM0.25m
4:17PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:25
5:25
5:25
1
Temp °C
15
13
18
22
22
20
19
18
16
15
21
22
21
20
19
18
18
18
20
21
21
20
20
19
9
6
11
17
19
16
13
12
10
9
14
16
17
18
17
14
13
12
13
16
15
17
17
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
18
1.1
WSW
18
1.3
WSW
18
1.4
WSW
17
1.6
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
2.5
W
15
Energy kJ
506
351
881
870
679
619
697
687
577
537
396
390
321
597
808
972
1048
1318
1446
1576
1708
1795
1635
2830
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
16
0.3
NNW
5
0.2
NNW
5
0.3
NW
6
0.1
W
22
0.2
WSW
22
0.3
WSW
21
0.5
W
20
0.7
WSW
19
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1
W
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
W
11
0.9
W
10
Energy kJ
252
407
5
3
5
10
45
86
196
387
298
285
304
244
146
174
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
23
0.5
W
10
0.6
W
11
0.5
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.6
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
Energy kJ
10
56
88
15
11
18
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.5
NNE
3
0.4
N
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
NNE
3
0.6
NNE
3
0.7
N
3
0.7
N
3
0.6
NNW
5
0.6
NW
6
0.4
NNW
5
1.1
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
9
2.5
W
15
2.2
WNW
9
Energy kJ
2
5
6
8
10
3
8
11
11
19
19
10
232
253
277
2908
816
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
1
2
Distance (km)
0
85
370
85
50
0
0
0
0
0
438
438
445
0
0
0
178
225
375
438
438
505
552
520
Best forecast wave conditions in Perth City Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
8
9
9
9
9
5
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
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