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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 7AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed night, fresh winds from the S by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
1546 | 1546 | 1525 | 1455 | 1301 | 1301 | 1212 | 1527 | 1488 | 1435 | 1647 | 1822 | 1874 | 1933 | 1579 | 1512 | 1280 | 2042 | 1657 | 1346 | 1147 | 1223 | 1129 | 1018 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:54AM0.72m | 11:29AM0.65m | 11:43AM0.57m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:29PM0.01m | 11:26PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | |
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Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
1546 | 1546 | 1525 | 1455 | 1301 | 1301 | 1212 | 1527 | 1488 | 1435 | 1647 | 1822 | 1874 | 1933 | 1579 | 1512 | 1280 | 2042 | 1657 | 1346 | 1147 | 1223 | 1129 | 1018 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 697 | 697 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 99 | 251 | 294 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 178 | 3 | 0 | 121 | 120 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 265 | 552 | 265 | 265 | 265 | 184 | 90 | 3 | 121 | 265 | 265 | 71 | 3 |
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