Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.94° S 115.28° E

Issued: 1 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is

19.1°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 (04 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 7AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Oct)	10ft (3.0m)	15s
Afternoon (04 Oct)	10ft (3.0m)	15s
Evening (04 Oct)	10ft (3.0m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 4								Monday 5								Tuesday 6
	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)	2	2	2	!	0	!	!	!	2	4	5	2	2	0	0	!	!	!	!	!	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	WSW 15	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	3151	3151	3151	3440	3939	3629	3822	3822	3460	3415	3076	2997	3199	3282	3282	3573	3665	3979	4372	4897	5403	5403	5220	4895
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSE	SE	ESE	S	SSW	S	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	E	SSW	S	S	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		2:01AM0.60m								4:25AM0.56m									5:55AM0.54m
Low Tide					1:56PM0.03m									2:26PM0.06m								2:49PM0.10m


	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	16	17	17	16	16	15	15	15	15	18	18	18	17	15	14	14	16	24	20	19	18	17
Feels °C	13	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	13	14	14	16	15	15	13	12	10	11	12	22	16	16	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	WSW 15	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	3151	3151	3151	3440	3939	3629	3822	3822	3460	3415	3076	2997	3199	3282	3282	3573	3665	3979	4372	4897	5403	5403	5220	4895
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SSW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 4	—	—	—	—	SSW 4	—	—
kJ	—	—	36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	—	—	—	31	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	2	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	111	178	111	265	810	289	265	111	50	3	0	2070	121	265	184	184	85	3	3	85	265	265	265	265
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Rating (10 max)	4		4					4	4	5	5				4	4	4	5	5	5
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Cyclops WA - Far South	Rocky Head WA - Far South	Injidup Point WA - Margaret River	Cyclops WA - Far South	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Ocean Beach WA - Far South	Bay of Martyrs VIC - Far West	Quarantine VIC - Mornington Peninsula	Left Point VIC - Phillip Island	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Cobblestones WA - Margaret River	Ocean Beach WA - Far South	Huzzawouie (Huzzas) WA - Margaret River	Blacknose Point VIC - Far West	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	8	5	4	4	5	7	8	9	9	9	9	5	7	7	7
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	7	7	6	5	5	4	5	5	8	9	9	9	9	4	4	5	7

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