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Back Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia
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Back Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
21.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Back Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 3AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | |
361 | 538 | 263 | 633 | 651 | 710 | 766 | 917 | 1144 | 2020 | 2228 | 3243 | 4606 | 5084 | 5222 | 5138 | 4667 | 4076 | 3504 | 3196 | 2867 | 2786 | 2611 | 2494 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:03PM0.42m | 7:43AM0.45m | 6:16PM0.37m | 7:36AM0.50m | 8:01PM0.33m | 7:45AM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:32PM0.42m | 00:13AM0.19m | 2:19PM0.33m | 00:22AM0.23m | 2:57PM0.24m | 00:21AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | |
5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | |
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Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
17 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
361 | 538 | 263 | 633 | 651 | 710 | 766 | 917 | 1144 | 2020 | 2228 | 3243 | 4606 | 5084 | 5222 | 5138 | 4667 | 4076 | 3504 | 3196 | 2867 | 2786 | 2611 | 2494 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | NW 6 | WSW 15 | NW 5 | NW 5 | W 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
256 | 15 | 246 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 100 | 208 | 376 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
18 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 438 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 255 | 255 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 85 | 220 | 695 | 240 | 178 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 71 | 178 | 289 |
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