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Back Beach Surf Forecast
/ WA – Perth City (29 breaks) / Western Australia (159 breaks) /
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Back Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 26 May 2026 AWSTForecast 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
21.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Back Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 12PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 26). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue night, strong winds from the WNW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | |
577 | 537 | 396 | 390 | 387 | 597 | 808 | 972 | 1523 | 1318 | 1446 | 1576 | 1708 | 1623 | 3339 | 5124 | 3978 | 3163 | 2774 | 2750 | 2726 | 2376 | 1990 | 1548 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 6:57AM0.50m | 7:52PM0.25m | 7:05AM0.56m | 7:23AM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:55PM0.23m | 8:30PM0.25m | 4:17PM0.17m | 4:42PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | 5:24 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
10 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
 kJ | 577 | 537 | 396 | 390 | 321 | 597 | 808 | 972 | 1523 | 1318 | 1446 | 1576 | 1708 | 1623 | 3339 | — | — | — | — | 2750 | 2726 | 2376 | 1990 | 1548 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 22 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | W 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 45 | 86 | 196 | 387 | 294 | 231 | 252 | 114 | 149 | 281 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 10 | W 11 | NW 5 | NW 5 | SW 13 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 56 | 119 | 18 | 10 | 128 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 11 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | 380 | 419 | 480 | 984 | 5124 | 3978 | 3163 | 2774 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 438 | 438 | 377 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 178 | 220 | 474 | 438 | 480 | 474 | 474 | 493 | 515 | 1018 | 1813 | 1813 | 240 | 178 | 178 |
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