Back Beach surf break

Back Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 AWST
Forecast 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
22.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Back Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 4AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (15 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Evening (15 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
2
1
0
1
2
3
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
WSW
1.9
WSW
2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.5
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.4
SW
2.1
WSW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
Period(s) (?)151414141414141414141417161514141413131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12741299149018232118196017001653138212221033130523492037226517841661150212881077996948878816
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
30
SSE
25
S
25
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SW
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise-----6:37-------6:37-------6:39--
Sunset6:00-------5:59-------5:58-------
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242121212020212120202020191921212120202019202021
Feels °C (?)201819201817181817171820181820191919202118181816
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