Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.94° S 115.28° E

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
19.4° C
0.1° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 8PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)11ft (3.5m)16s
Afternoon (06 Aug)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (06 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the NNE by Sun morning).

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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)
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0
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0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
15
5
WSW
15
5
WSW
16
5
WSW
16
5
WSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6587
5718
5271
4919
4701
4981
5002
5026
5168
5101
4840
4703
5298
5855
6356
8213
9300
10173
12095
14226
15102
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
30
W
40
W
40
W
45
SW
45
SW
45
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:52AM0.60m
5:02AM0.65m
Low Tide
2:54PM0.14m
3:03PM0.06m
3:32PM-0.01m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:46
5:47
 mm
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
17
18
18
17
18
18
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
Feels °C
14
13
14
13
14
14
13
15
14
13
12
11
8
8
5
3
3
4
6
7
7
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