Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.94° S 115.28° E

Issued: 7 am 09 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is

20.1°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 (09 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 4PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	14s
Afternoon (09 Nov)	6ft (1.9m)	14s
Evening (09 Nov)	6.5ft (2.0m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NE by Wed night).
	Monday 9							Tuesday 10								Wednesday 11								Thu 12
	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	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	2	2	2	3	1	1	0	1	3	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	1143	1301	1396	1382	1342	1390	1370	1493	1538	2202	2171	1975	1329	1093	915	808	796	1127	932	812	582	473	473	481	546
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	S	S	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	SSE	S	SSE	NE	E	E
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	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide							8:43PM0.67m								9:05PM0.68m								9:28PM0.68m
Low Tide		5:14AM0.10m								5:49AM0.09m								6:28AM0.09m


	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15
	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	6:51
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	16	16	16	16	17	14	13	16	23	23	20	19	20	20	17	19	24	28	23	21	20	19	20
Feels °C	10	11	11	9	8	9	11	8	7	9	17	17	13	13	15	13	10	14	18	24	17	19	20	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	SSW 7	SSW 8	WSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SSW 7	WSW 13
kJ	1143	1301	1396	1382	1342	1390	1370	1493	1538	2202	2171	1975	1329	1093	359	327	796	1127	932	812	582	473	473	204	546
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 7	SSW 8	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 13	WSW 13	SSW 8	SSW 8	—	—	—	—	SW 7	WSW 12	SSW 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	281	283	—	—	—	—	—	915	808	213	171	—	—	—	—	131	481	151
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 7	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	ESE 4	S 5	SSW 6	SSW 7	—	—	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	SE 4	S 5	SSW 6	SSW 7	—	—
kJ	183	132	103	137	223	237	302	27	27	22	12	100	215	316	—	—	19	19	11	15	87	291	299	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Cozies and Geeries WA - Perth City	Watermans WA - Perth City	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Sleaford Bay (Wreck Beach) SA - Eyre Peninsula	Thistle Island (False Creek) SA - Eyre Peninsula	Sandy Creek SA - Kangaroo Island	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	Ledge Point WA - Perth City	Bunbury The groyne WA - Perth South	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Bunbury The groyne WA - Perth South	Peanuts Timor	Lights Beach WA - Far South	Willyabrup WA - Margaret River	Ledge Point WA - Perth City	Guilderton Rivermouth WA - Perth City	Watermans WA - Perth City	Watermans WA - Perth City	Guilderton Rivermouth WA - Perth City	Back Beach WA - Perth City	Back Beach WA - Perth City	Ledge Point WA - Perth City
Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	2	2	3	3	4	4	3	4	2	2	2	1	4	3	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	184	108	265	1957	1990	2055	111	111	111	111	3	265	265	265	2358	491	318	3	50	108	108	50	0	0	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Perth City Coast	Cozies and Geeries	Grabbers					Cottesloe Beach	North Beach Tom's	Melros	Melros	Melros							Lancelin	The Spot	Cottesloe Beach	Cottesloe Beach	The Spot	The Spot	The Spot	Melros
Rating (10 max)	3	4					3	4	4	4	4							4	3	2	2	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	8	9	9	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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