Back Beach surf break

Back Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 03 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
22.4° 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 3AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (04 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (04 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.9
SW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1
WSW
1.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)131313121212121212121111111111121114141313131412
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)821746649567486435428511325268189182123121128135104293493590649610413702
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
S
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:15PM
0.29
10:00AM
0.60
12:16AM
0.24
10:16AM
0.62
10:35AM
0.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:19PM
0.18
2:25AM
0.26
6:01PM
0.17
1:59AM
0.24
6:50PM
0.18
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise-----6:31-------6:31-------6:31--
Sunset6:13-------6:12-------6:10-------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222121212121222222212120202021212019191818182021
Feels °C (?)201920202020212020202018191920191717171617181919
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