Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.94° S 115.28° E

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
19.1°C
0.2° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 19s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 9PM is: 4.0m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Afternoon (25 Sep)11ft (3.5m)19s
Evening (25 Sep)13ft (4.0m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Fri night, light winds from the SE by Sat night).

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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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
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
20
3.5
WSW
19
3.5
SW
19
4
WSW
18
4
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6501
8246
9716
9204
8845
7350
6323
5536
4631
3832
2827
2271
2725
2294
1835
1512
1267
1065
934
845
732
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
40
SE
40
ESE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
30
SE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ENE
10
N
20
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
9:34PM0.42m
9:14AM0.47m
9:39PM0.48m
10:00AM0.41m
9:49PM0.54m
Low Tide
3:20PM0.19m
3:04AM0.25m
3:21PM0.22m
3:58AM0.21m
3:18PM0.25m
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Temp °C
17
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16
14
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12
12
13
17
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17
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Feels °C
13
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12
8
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11
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12
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