Back Beach surf break

Back Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am 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 12PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (22 Apr)8ft (2.4m)13s
Evening (22 Apr)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
4
4
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
2
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.2
WSW
2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)131313131313131313131313131313141414151514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2931249722211920168213211044943862106134503785319829763115335337153875380534103071241319451800
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
10
ENE
10
N
20
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
W
5
SW
5
SW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:37AM
0.68
12:16PM
0.62
12:54PM
0.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:23AM
0.03
1:09AM
0.05
1:40AM
0.10
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
Sunrise-6:41-------6:43-------6:43------
Sunset----5:52-------5:50-------5:49---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------1-------------
Temp. °C141420191918181919201919191918181718191919181816
Feels °C (?)101016141514151414141414161716161617171616161513
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