Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.94° S 115.28° E

Issued: 7 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is

20.0°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Back Beach today (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 11AM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	8ft (2.5m)	14s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	7.5ft (2.3m)	13s
Evening (06 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).
	Friday 6							Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 11	WSW 11	SW 11	WSW 10	SSW 6	SSW 6	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	2747	2390	2020	1803	1030	797	702	702	563	899	736	734	426	335	283	211	169	138	111	127	539	608	773	955	1265
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SSE	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SE	ESE	E	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide			8:26AM0.32m			7:50PM0.55m					10:08AM0.28m				8:04PM0.61m								8:22PM0.65m
Low Tide	3:32AM0.22m			11:53AM0.29m					4:06AM0.17m		10:56AM0.28m						4:40AM0.12m


	5:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16
	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	6:47
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	17	23	22	20	19	19	18	15	18	21	20	19	18	18	18	18	18	19	18	18	17	17	16	16
Feels °C	11	11	19	16	15	16	19	14	10	14	17	15	14	14	15	15	15	14	14	12	12	11	11	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	—	WSW 13	WSW 12	SSW 7	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 11	WSW 11	SW 11	WSW 10	SW 10	WSW 10	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14
kJ	2747	2390	2020	—	1030	797	259	702	563	899	736	506	426	335	283	211	169	138	108	71	539	608	773	955	1265
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 12	SW 7	SSW 8	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 18	WSW 17	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	702	206	178	—	—	—	—	—	35	35	36	36	31	115	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 19	WSW 14	WSW 13	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	18	34	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	ESE 4	SW 13	SSW 6	SSW 6	—	—	—	—	—	SW 11	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 6
kJ	—	—	7	1803	141	209	—	—	—	—	—	734	62	93	140	145	132	106	111	127	164	249	356	286	200
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	Injidup Carpark WA - Margaret River	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	Bunbury Surf Club Backbeach WA - Perth South	Bunbury Surf Club Backbeach WA - Perth South	Cottesloe Beach WA - Perth City	Guilderton Rivermouth WA - Perth City	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	Watermans WA - Perth City	Ledge Point WA - Perth City	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Savu Right Timor	Peanuts Timor	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Bunbury Surf Club Backbeach WA - Perth South	Bunbury Surf Club Backbeach WA - Perth South	Watermans WA - Perth City	Rocky Head WA - Far South	The Island SA - Eyre Peninsula	The Island SA - Eyre Peninsula	Cactus SA - Nullarbor	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Cozies and Geeries WA - Perth City
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	2	2	2	3	2	3	3	1	3	2	3	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3
Distance (km)	111	307	111	265	265	125	50	111	108	3	265	2363	2358	358	265	265	108	474	1794	1794	1681	265	265	265	184
Best forecast wave conditions in Perth City Coast	North Beach Tom's		Melros			Cottesloe Beach	Grabbers	Melros	Grabbers	The Spot							Swanbourne Beach								Cozies and Geeries
Rating (10 max)	4		3			2	3	3	3	3							2								3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	6	4	4	5	4	4	4	1	1	2	3	5	5	5	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	8	8	7	6	7	5	5	5	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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