Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.94° S 115.28° E

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
19.4° C
0.1° 

Back Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Back Beach today (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 2AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (07 Aug)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (07 Aug)11ft (3.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, strong winds from the SW by Fri night).

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
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0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
5
WSW
14
5
WSW
14
5
WSW
15
5
WSW
16
5
WSW
16
5
WSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5271
4919
4701
5128
5002
5026
4899
4836
4840
4703
4640
6147
7430
9246
9713
10480
11895
13884
14748
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
10
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
25
W
40
WSW
40
W
50
SW
50
SW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:52AM0.60m
5:02AM0.65m
Low Tide
2:54PM0.14m
3:03PM0.06m
3:32PM-0.01m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:46
5:47
 mm
3
2
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
17
16
15
17
17
17
16
16
16
14
13
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
14
14
14
13
13
14
16
14
14
12
8
8
4
2
4
4
5
6
7
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