Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.94° S 115.28° E

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 10PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)10ft (3.0m)15s
Afternoon (18 Oct)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (18 Oct)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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)
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
4
2
0
0
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
15
3
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3835
3504
3151
2908
2598
2315
2087
1905
1708
1528
1342
1207
1100
987
972
1049
1230
2228
5230
6224
6738
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SE
10
ENE
10
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
00:10AM0.52m
1:00AM0.48m
Low Tide
1:22PM0.13m
1:35PM0.14m
1:40PM0.15m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:31
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Temp °C
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
14
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
15
16
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
11
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
13
11
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
15
14
15
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