Back Beach surf break

Back Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 AWST
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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
21.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Back Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 12AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (24 Apr)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (24 Apr)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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2
1
2
2
3
3
3
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
4
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3384
2976
3115
3305
3715
3875
3753
3364
3071
2413
2184
2002
2094
2033
1838
1756
1527
1551
1632
1565
1367
1218
1073
961
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
NW
10
W
5
NW
10
SW
15
SW
20
S
20
S
20
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
20
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
12:54PM0.54m
12:07PM0.47m
4:26PM0.47m
10:55AM0.41m
Low Tide
1:09AM0.05m
1:40AM0.10m
1:50PM0.46m
2:00AM0.15m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:43
6:43
6:45
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5:50
5:49
5:47
5:46
Temp °C
19
18
18
18
18
18
19
20
19
18
18
16
14
14
18
21
19
18
17
18
17
17
23
25
15
16
16
17
16
17
18
17
16
15
15
13
11
11
15
17
14
13
13
14
13
12
19
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
Energy kJ
3384
2976
3115
3305
3715
3875
3753
3364
3071
2413
2184
2002
2094
2033
1838
1756
1527
1551
1632
1565
1367
1218
1073
961
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
20
0.4
WSW
20
0.9
WSW
19
0.1
SW
26
Energy kJ
163
158
549
26
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.4
SE
3
Energy kJ
14
22
28
20
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
5
4
5
5
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
1680
178
178
4
178
71
474
515
265
184
50
50
50
50
3
289
265
265
121
50
3
3
0
50
Best forecast wave conditions in Perth City Coast
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
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