Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.94° S 115.28° E

Issued: 1 pm 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is

20.2°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 (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 9PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	8ft (2.5m)	14s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	7.5ft (2.3m)	13s
Evening (06 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sun night).
	Fri 6					Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	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)	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 11	WSW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SSW 6	SSW 6	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	2020	1919	1030	849	702	691	992	899	736	530	426	335	283	211	169	157	124	164	458	559	773	942	1143
Wind (km/h)	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	ESE	ESE	ESE	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSW	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide				7:50PM0.55m					10:08AM0.28m				8:04PM0.61m								8:22PM0.65m
Low Tide		11:53AM0.29m					4:06AM0.17m		10:56AM0.28m						4:40AM0.12m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16
	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	6:47
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	23	21	19	19	19	17	15	18	21	20	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	16	15
Feels °C	19	16	14	16	20	13	11	15	17	15	14	14	15	15	15	15	14	12	12	11	11	10	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	—	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 11	WSW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	WSW 10	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14
kJ	2020	—	1030	849	702	691	992	899	736	530	426	335	283	211	169	157	108	71	458	559	773	942	1143
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SSW 7	SSW 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 18	WSW 17	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	211	163	—	—	—	—	—	—	35	35	36	36	31	115	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 19	WSW 14	WSW 13	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	18	34	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SW 13	SSW 6	SSW 6	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7
kJ	—	1919	124	170	—	—	—	—	—	25	62	111	145	150	141	120	124	164	196	326	401	338	257
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Grabbers WA - Perth City	Bunbury Surf Club Backbeach WA - Perth South	Bunbury Surf Club Backbeach WA - Perth South	Cottesloe Beach WA - Perth City	Ledge Point WA - Perth City	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	Watermans WA - Perth City	Ledge Point WA - Perth City	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Savu Right Timor	T-Land Timor	Injidup Point WA - Margaret River	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	Rocky Head WA - Far South	The Island SA - Eyre Peninsula	Backdoors SA - Nullarbor	Backdoors SA - Nullarbor	Venus Bay SA - Eyre Peninsula	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Bay Left Wall WA - Perth South
Rating (10 max)	4	2	2	2	3	2	3	3	1	3	3	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
Distance (km)	110	265	265	125	3	111	108	3	265	2066	2363	2360	308	111	111	474	1794	1680	1680	1841	265	265	265
Best forecast wave conditions in Perth City Coast	Grabbers			Cottesloe Beach	Cottesloe Beach	Scarborough Beach	Grabbers	The Spot						Melros	Cottesloe Beach
Rating (10 max)	4			2	3	3	3	3						2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Cathedral Rock VIC - Cape Otway	Injidup Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Cheese Graters Lord Howe Island	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Kingston Norfolk Island	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Cat Bay (Shelly Beach) VIC - Phillip Island	Kingston Norfolk Island	Kingston Norfolk Island	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	Lennox Head NSW - North Coast	Lennox Head NSW - North Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	3	2	3	5	5	5	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	8	8	7	6	7	5	5	5	5	9	8	8	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	6	4	4

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