Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.94° S 115.28° E

Issued: 1 am 13 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is

20.1°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 (13 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 9AM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Nov)	7ft (2.2m)	16s
Afternoon (13 Nov)	7ft (2.2m)	15s
Evening (13 Nov)	7ft (2.1m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the S by Sat afternoon).
	Friday 13								Saturday 14								Sunday 15								Mon 16
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	2	1	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 17	WSW 16	SW 16	WSW 16	SW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	SW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	941	981	2320	2441	2307	2042	2007	1871	1632	1611	1546	2562	1428	1409	1389	2232	2185	1996	1143	915	902	745	745	649	596	497
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	E	SW	SSW	S	S	S	SSE	SE	SE	S	S	S	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	S	SSE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide								10:16PM0.64m								10:40PM0.61m									11:03PM0.57m
Low Tide				8:43AM0.12m								10:33AM0.13m									11:10AM0.14m


	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:11
	—	—	—	—	—	6:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	6:53
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	17	20	21	21	19	18	18	18	18	18	22	21	21	21	18	17	16	18	23	23	22	22	18	15	14
Feels °C	17	16	19	18	17	15	14	15	14	13	13	18	15	16	16	13	13	12	13	18	18	16	16	11	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 13	WSW 16	SW 16	WSW 16	SW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	SW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13
kJ	711	981	2320	2441	2307	2042	2007	1871	1632	1611	1546	1597	1428	1409	1389	2232	2185	1996	1143	915	902	745	745	649	596	497
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 17	WSW 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 8	—	—	—	—	SSW 8	SSW 9	SW 9	SSW 8	SSW 7	—	—	—	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 6	S 5
kJ	941	620	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	444	—	—	—	—	319	454	371	188	73	—	—	—	52	43	40	21
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 6	SSW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	60	56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 7	SSW 8	SSW 8	SW 15	SSW 6	SSW 7	—	SE 3	SE 4	SE 4	ESE 4	S 6	S 6	S 6	—	SE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	52	104	175	320	547	336	2562	299	289	—	6	18	23	10	76	80	105	—	16	13	8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ledge Point WA - Perth City	Ledge Point WA - Perth City	Back Beach WA - Perth City	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Salmon Bay WA - Far South	Peppermint Grove Reef WA - Perth South	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	Derrs WA - Perth City	Secret Harbour WA - Perth City	T-Land Timor	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	The Spot WA - Perth City	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	Scarborough Beach WA - Perth City	The Spot WA - Perth City	Watermans WA - Perth City	Greenough River Mouth WA - North West	Greenough River Mouth WA - North West	Guilderton Rivermouth WA - Perth City
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	4	2	3	3	4	4	1	4	4	3	3	4	2	2	3	2	3	2	2
Distance (km)	3	3	0	121	2067	2067	2067	699	287	111	111	85	167	2360	2067	111	111	111	71	111	115	71	108	240	240	50
Best forecast wave conditions in Perth City Coast	The Spot	Melros	Melros							Cottesloe Beach	Cottesloe Beach	Alkimos	Melros			North Beach Tom's	Avalon Point	North Beach Tom's	The Spot	Melros	Cottesloe Beach	Grabbers	Cottesloe Beach			Melros
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4							3	3	4	4			4	3	3	4	2	2	3	2			2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Jakes WA - North West	Jakes WA - North West	Quarantine VIC - Mornington Peninsula	Golf Course Reef NSW - South Coast	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Bruny Island - Jawbones TAS - East Coast	Blacknose Point VIC - Far West	Blacknose Point VIC - Far West	Lorne Point VIC - Cape Otway	Port Denison WA - North West	Fairhaven VIC - Torquay	Lorne Point VIC - Cape Otway	Jakes WA - North West	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	May's Point TAS - East Coast	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	7	5	6	5	7	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	9	9	9	9	9	4	8	9	9	9	9	6	5	4

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