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Back Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 AWST
Forecast 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
22.6° C
 (Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Back Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 11PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)--
Afternoon (14 Jan)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (14 Jan)4ft (1.2m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
1
1
3
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
3
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.8
WSW
Period(s) (?)141414141414141414131314141316131414141415141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)602602602602515602594630586553440569662427481499802862886899108711919211389
Wind
(km/h)
35
S
35
SSE
20
SSE
20
ESE
30
E
25
E
10
ESE
30
S
35
S
25
SSE
20
S
10
S
5
WSW
10
W
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
15
SE
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
on		onononcross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:37PM
0.62
7:18PM
0.65
7:56PM
0.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:45AM
0.06
5:05AM
0.04
5:26AM
0.03
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise-----5:28-------5:30-------5:31--
Sunset7:25-------7:25-------7:24-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242121222225343027242323222424242220201919202121
Feels °C (?)191619171620322623222223242523221918201817181816
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