Back Beach surf break

Back Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 27 Mar 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
22.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Back Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 11AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 27). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (27 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (27 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
1.9
S
1.3
S
0.7
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
WSW
0.9
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)1212121212121212116611141413131312121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)353341287251205205142140104238130130101121245286281264255299243215211227
Wind
(km/h)
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
E
35
E
35
ESE
45
E
35
ESE
40
ESE
50
SE
35
S
25
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:07PM
0.57
6:28PM
0.55
7:30PM
0.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:32AM
0.03
3:01AM
0.05
3:23AM
0.10
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
Sunrise-6:26-------6:26-------6:26------
Sunset----6:22-------6:21-------6:19---
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
17961--15---------------
Temp. °C222019192122222119192021212121212121222221212020
Feels °C (?)191714141514161511131717182121222121222121212020
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