Back Beach surf break

Back Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 AWST
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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
21.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Back Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 2AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (23 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (23 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
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1
2
2
3
3
3
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1682
1321
1044
1152
862
2626
3257
3395
3247
2976
3115
3353
3715
3651
3753
3410
2968
2413
2031
1886
1886
1894
1752
1551
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
S
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
12:16PM0.62m
12:54PM0.54m
12:07PM0.47m
Low Tide
00:23AM0.03m
1:09AM0.05m
1:40AM0.10m
1:50PM0.46m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:43
6:43
6:43
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5:52
5:50
5:49
5:47
1
Temp °C
19
18
18
19
19
20
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
19
19
19
18
17
15
15
14
20
22
15
15
15
14
13
15
15
15
15
17
17
16
15
16
17
16
15
15
14
12
12
11
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
SW
13
Energy kJ
1682
1321
1044
1152
862
2116
3395
3247
2976
3115
3353
3715
3651
3753
3410
2968
2413
2031
1886
1886
1894
1752
1551
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
20
0.4
WSW
20
0.9
WSW
19
Energy kJ
163
158
549
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
4
1.3
W
6
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
Energy kJ
28
101
2626
3257
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
Distance (km)
474
445
445
480
542
374
1813
1018
1680
178
178
240
178
178
515
515
265
50
50
50
3
3
50
265
Best forecast wave conditions in Perth City Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
9
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
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