Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.94° S 115.28° E

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
18.9°C
0.1° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 20s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 19s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 18s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 2PM is: 1.3m 19s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)20s
Afternoon (29 Aug)5ft (1.5m)19s
Evening (29 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the S by Mon night).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
4
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
3
4
5
4
4
4
2
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
21
0.9
WSW
21
1.1
WSW
19
1.3
WSW
19
2.1
SW
19
2.2
WSW
18
2.5
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
18
2.5
WSW
18
2.5
WSW
18
2.5
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
17
2.4
WSW
17
2.3
WSW
17
2.2
WSW
17
2.2
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
400
679
922
1315
3097
3032
3621
3685
3643
4733
4733
4525
4423
3937
3304
3037
2931
2750
3232
3239
2993
2694
2506
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
E
15
ENE
5
NE
5
WSW
15
SW
10
W
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
30
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
9:45AM0.53m
11:05PM0.40m
10:14AM0.47m
11:12PM0.46m
10:39AM0.39m
Low Tide
3:11AM0.28m
4:43PM0.18m
4:11AM0.27m
4:43PM0.21m
5:13AM0.26m
4:38PM0.23m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:01
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
15
18
18
17
15
13
14
14
19
21
19
18
18
17
17
17
18
19
18
18
16
Feels °C
9
8
10
14
15
14
13
10
10
12
20
21
18
18
19
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
11
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