Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.94° S 115.28° E

Issued: 1 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is

19.7°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 (26 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 6AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.9m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	12s
Afternoon (26 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	12s
Evening (26 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Tue afternoon).
	Monday 26								Tuesday 27								Wednesday 28
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	3	3	1	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 6	SSW 7	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	WSW 16	SSW 11	WSW 15	SW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	1494	1365	778	1525	1276	1234	1208	1213	1188	1045	756	640	650	308	233	280	195	163	119	142	171	317	353	685
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SSW	S	SSE	ENE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	S	S	SSE	SSE	ESE	E	ENE	SSE	SSW	SSW	SSE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off
High Tide					11:36AM0.30m			9:01PM0.67m								9:27PM0.71m								9:58PM0.73m
Low Tide		4:36AM0.10m			12:53PM0.29m						5:33AM0.06m								6:42AM0.04m


	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—
mm	—	4	1	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	14	15	17	18	17	17	15	13	16	23	22	19	18	18	16	16	18	23	21	20	19	18
Feels °C	11	10	9	13	13	14	12	11	8	7	9	18	15	12	12	13	10	10	12	19	15	15	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	—	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 15
kJ	1494	1365	778	1525	1276	1234	1208	1213	1188	1045	756	640	—	308	233	169	195	117	108	51	123	317	198	685
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 19	W 19	SW 18	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	7	12	166	163	119	142	171	217	353	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 18	WSW 18	SW 16	WSW 16	—	—	S 4	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	31	60	69	103	—	—	8	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SW 7	—	—	—	—	—	SE 4	SE 4	ESE 3	E 3	SW 11	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	—	E 3	ESE 3	—	SSW 6	S 4	—	—
kJ	—	—	228	—	—	—	—	—	25	18	7	1	650	126	186	280	—	5	3	—	55	11	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	3	2	3
Distance (km)	178	178	111	3	3	104	178	265	111	108	50	50	240	2067	2055	111	3	50	3	3	265	358	265	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Perth City Coast			Melros	The Spot	Guilderton Rivermouth	Melros			Cozies and Geeries	Cottesloe Beach	The Spot	Guilderton Rivermouth				North Beach Tom's	Grabbers	The Spot	Grabbers	Melros				Guilderton Rivermouth
Rating (10 max)			4	4	4	3			3	2	3	3				2	2	2	2	2				3
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	5	6	5

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