Back Beach surf break

Back Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 AWST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
21.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Back Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 12PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (14 Apr)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (14 Apr)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.9
WSW
2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.4
SW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.5
SW
1.8
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.7
WSW
Period(s) (?)131314151514141414141414141414171615141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)42141447899612741299149018231960242317001653138212221033130516112551226519491661158913671014
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
Sunrise-6:37-------6:37-------6:37------
Sunset----6:00-------5:59-------5:58---
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--1---------------------
Temp. °C222127282322212120202121202020201918212120191919
Feels °C (?)181825252020192018171818171718191916201918171718
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