Back Beach surf break

Back Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 18 Mar 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
22.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Back Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 7PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (18 Mar)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (18 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
Period(s) (?)131212121212121212121515151414141413131316151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4714564493863794164094554554551279131414801289146313251215117911978921880180117281704
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
SW
20
S
15
SSE
5
SSE
10
NE
5
WNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
W
20
WSW
20
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
oncross-
on
crosscross-
on
offglasscross-
off
crossoncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:33PM
0.50
10:13AM
0.45
10:20PM
0.44
10:21AM
0.51
11:12PM
0.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:12PM
0.26
4:01AM
0.20
4:10PM
0.22
3:57AM
0.24
5:11PM
0.18
3:42AM
0.27
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise-------6:20-------6:20-------6:22
Sunset--6:32-------6:31-------6:30-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C353428262525252629242625252423252926242221212122
Feels °C (?)313125242524252527232525252423262824232221222222
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