Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.94° S 115.28° E

Issued: 1 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is

19.8°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 (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 7PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	5.5ft (1.7m)	13s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	5.5ft (1.7m)	13s
Evening (02 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon).
	Mon 2					Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	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)	0	0	0	1	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	2	0	0	0	2	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	SW 15	WSW 15	WSW 17	WSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	961	961	961	1127	1288	1359	1430	1363	1342	1320	1216	1025	1285	1365	1188	910	836	1131	734	2010	2530	3046	2765
Wind (km/h)	W	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSE	SE	SE	E	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross
High Tide						11:30PM0.47m	3:35AM0.47m						10:13PM0.42m			5:35AM0.41m					8:05PM0.43m
Low Tide		1:04PM0.10m				2:00AM0.46m				1:25PM0.16m					2:20AM0.38m			1:29PM0.22m					2:56AM0.30m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20
	—	—	6:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:44	—	—	—	6:45
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	18	18	18	17	17	18	18	18	17	16	15	15	12	15	22	20	18	17	17	16	16
Feels °C	15	15	15	15	16	15	16	16	15	14	12	12	11	11	7	10	19	15	12	13	13	11	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 16	WSW 12	SW 15	WSW 15	WSW 17	WSW 16
kJ	961	961	961	1127	1288	1359	1430	1363	1342	1320	1216	1025	1285	1365	1188	910	836	264	734	2010	2530	3046	2765
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SW 21	SW 21	SW 21	SW 21	WSW 19	WSW 19	WSW 20	W 15	WSW 14	SW 18	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 16	SW 20	SW 15	WSW 20	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	18	18	18	18	37	74	75	112	189	81	123	123	120	177	103	666	75	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 16	WSW 16	—	WSW 19	WSW 19	—	W 24	—	WSW 21	WSW 22	SW 20	WSW 20	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25	25	—	73	70	—	11	—	45	45	186	151	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 12	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 6	SSW 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1131	64	95	74	80	69
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	4	3	3	2	4	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	4
Distance (km)	515	515	810	493	515	251	251	240	1680	326	1951	265	265	108	104	3	3	289	289	289	265	265	71
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Rating (10 max)														4	3	4	4						4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	5	5	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5

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