Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.94° S 115.28° E

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
19.2°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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 1AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (29 Oct)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (29 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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)
1
0
0
2
3
3
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
217
353
568
553
603
545
499
491
484
365
365
563
649
697
697
687
659
595
499
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
15
E
10
E
15
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
9:58PM0.73m
10:33PM0.72m
Low Tide
8:22AM0.03m
10:23AM0.03m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
23
21
18
18
17
19
21
21
19
18
17
17
17
18
18
19
19
18
17
Feels °C
20
17
14
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