Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.94° S 115.28° E

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
19.1° 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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 7PM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)15ft (4.5m)16s
Afternoon (11 Aug)13ft (4.0m)16s
Evening (11 Aug)13ft (4.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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5
5
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9782
9165
8913
7992
7034
6355
5526
4705
4024
3466
3231
3231
3093
3135
3410
3755
4405
4746
5160
5441
5653
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
S
5
W
5
WSW
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
SSE
20
S
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
8:53AM0.71m
9:36AM0.66m
Low Tide
5:16PM-0.02m
5:43PM0.03m
5:58PM0.10m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:50
5:51
 mm
Temp °C
11
12
13
14
16
14
12
12
14
16
16
15
14
13
12
11
14
18
17
16
14
Feels °C
7
9
12
12
12
11
10
9
12
14
13
12
11
10
9
7
11
16
13
12
10
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