Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.94° S 115.28° E

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
20.1° 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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 3PM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)11ft (3.5m)13s
Afternoon (18 Jul)13ft (4.0m)13s
Evening (18 Jul)13ft (4.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Mon morning).

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
0
0
0
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3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2826
4277
4930
5428
8588
7802
6868
6053
5187
4230
3380
2756
2358
2050
1787
1575
1427
1289
1162
1162
1077
1144
1187
Wind (km/h)
35
W
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
S
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
WSW
10
SW
15
S
15
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:02AM0.51m
2:36AM0.37m
10:07AM0.42m
2:46AM0.43m
8:42AM0.38m
Low Tide
6:49PM0.21m
5:04AM0.35m
6:14PM0.22m
7:09AM0.38m
5:53PM0.20m
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:37
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
17
16
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
15
14
14
15
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
11
10
10
11
13
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
15
13
12
11
11
14
13
14
12
12
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