Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.94° S 115.28° E

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
20.1° C
0.2° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 6PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)7ft (2.1m)13s
Afternoon (17 Jul)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (17 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
4
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
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3
2
2
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
2.3
W
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
17
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1336
1175
938
1676
816
1171
2815
4186
4374
5347
9184
7660
6868
5926
5187
3986
3380
2756
2358
2050
1813
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
30
NNW
40
NW
30
W
30
WNW
25
NW
30
W
35
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
10:51AM0.60m
11:02AM0.51m
2:36AM0.37m
10:07AM0.42m
Low Tide
7:29PM0.15m
6:49PM0.21m
5:04AM0.35m
6:14PM0.22m
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:35
5:36
 mm
1
6
2
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
19
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
18
15
13
14
13
13
12
9
10
10
12
13
13
13
13
14
14
15
14
13
14
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