Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.94° S 115.28° E

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
18.1°C
0.8° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 1AM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 26s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)6ft (1.9m)15s
Afternoon (10 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (10 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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)
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
2
3
5
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
19
1.5
WSW
19
1.6
WSW
19
1.8
WSW
18
2.2
WSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2705
2387
2419
2179
1976
1537
1292
1275
1145
1024
1161
1154
1245
996
1301
1677
1867
2195
3067
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
20
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
15
N
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:07PM0.32m
8:50AM0.58m
10:24PM0.35m
9:32AM0.51m
10:19PM0.41m
Low Tide
4:24PM0.09m
1:14AM0.31m
4:30PM0.16m
2:50AM0.28m
4:18PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:07
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
16
14
12
12
17
21
22
20
17
14
13
14
20
21
20
18
17
Feels °C
14
15
11
10
7
6
11
17
18
17
13
9
8
9
17
18
17
17
15
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