Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.94° S 115.28° E

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
19.5° 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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 10AM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)11ft (3.5m)16s
Afternoon (06 Aug)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (06 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu morning, strong winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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)
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0
0
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0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
14
5
WSW
15
5
WSW
15
5.5
WSW
16
5.5
WSW
17
5.5
WSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7344
7091
6921
6587
6028
5205
4981
4701
4981
5284
5302
5168
5101
4840
4963
5855
5437
6206
7948
9638
11915
14281
16367
17043
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
NE
5
N
20
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
40
W
35
W
40
WSW
45
SW
40
SW
45
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:48AM0.56m
3:52AM0.60m
5:02AM0.65m
Low Tide
2:54PM0.14m
3:03PM0.06m
3:32PM-0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:46
5:47
 mm
1
3
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
17
17
17
17
18
17
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
13
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
11
12
12
13
12
12
13
14
13
13
14
14
13
11
8
9
8
5
4
3
5
6
7
8
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