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Back Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 AWST
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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
22.7° C
 (Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Back Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 3AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)6ft (1.8m)16s
Afternoon (14 Jan)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (14 Jan)4ft (1.2m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
3
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
WSW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.5
SW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)13899916151514141414141414141413131414131613
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4344395145624461513653610742602602602515602638886586553553561662465604536
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
E
20
SE
30
S
35
S
35
S
20
SSE
20
ESE
30
E
30
E
15
E
25
S
35
S
25
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
NNE
25
NNW
25
WNW
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossoffcross-
off		crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:56PM
0.59
6:37PM
0.62
7:18PM
0.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:28AM
0.09
4:45AM
0.06
5:05AM
0.04
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise-----5:28-------5:28-------5:30--
Sunset7:25-------7:25-------7:25-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C222121231920272623212121222534312824232425272625
Feels °C (?)191921181415232118172017161931272422222423242424
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