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Back Beach Surf Forecast
/ WA – Perth City (29 breaks) / Western Australia (159 breaks) /
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Back Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 29 May 2026 AWSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
21.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Back Beach today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 12AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sat night, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri night, gales from the W by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Mon 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | |
736 | 628 | 606 | 533 | 467 | 415 | 423 | 362 | 811 | 681 | 525 | 1227 | 3070 | 4609 | 6638 | 9602 | 13101 | 18833 | 21098 | 19419 | 16815 | 12856 | 9884 | 7221 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 8:08AM0.66m | 8:34AM0.68m | 9:01AM0.68m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:08PM0.10m | 5:37PM0.08m | 6:10PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  |  | |  |  |  | |  | |  | | | |  | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — |
 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 |
 kJ | 736 | 628 | 606 | 533 | 467 | 415 | 423 | 225 | 811 | 681 | 525 | 525 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7221 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 31 | 28 | 67 | 125 | 166 | 229 | 220 | 362 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 30 | 46 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | N 3 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 169 | 251 | 1227 | 3070 | 4609 | 6638 | 9602 | 13101 | 18833 | 21098 | 19419 | 16815 | 12856 | 9884 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 121 | 71 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 370 | 349 | 2381 | 438 | 520 | 1680 | 1680 | 1813 | 1951 | 1957 | 2074 | 2227 | 2227 | 1018 | 1018 | 2348 |
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