Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.94° S 115.28° E

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
20.1° C
0.2° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 3AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)11ft (3.5m)13s
Afternoon (18 Jul)13ft (4.0m)13s
Evening (18 Jul)13ft (4.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat morning, calm by Mon morning).

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
1
0
0
0
0
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3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
17
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
938
825
721
1171
2627
3809
4763
5428
9347
7802
6868
5926
5119
3986
3380
2756
2534
2050
1787
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
30
W
35
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:02AM0.51m
2:36AM0.37m
10:07AM0.42m
Low Tide
7:29PM0.15m
6:49PM0.21m
5:04AM0.35m
6:14PM0.22m
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:35
5:36
 mm
6
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
18
18
17
17
16
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
15
15
13
13
12
10
10
10
13
12
13
13
13
13
15
14
14
14
13
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