Back Beach surf break

Back Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 25 Mar 2026 AWST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
22.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Back Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 10PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 25). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)--
Afternoon (25 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (25 Mar)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
1
0
1
2
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
WSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
1.6
SSE
1.8
SSW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)1514141313131313131313131212121212121212116611
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)102010649908801069892757613653486444370353341255251205144142110104155229130
Wind
(km/h)
30
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
E
40
ESE
35
ESE
20
E
30
SSE
10
SW
10
ESE
15
ESE
30
E
35
E
30
ESE
40
E
35
E
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
45
ESE
50
SE
40
SSW
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:00PM
0.59
5:07PM
0.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:57AM
0.03
2:32AM
0.03
3:01AM
0.05
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise-----6:24-------6:26-------6:26--
Sunset6:23-------6:22-------6:22-------
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
--1-1111152-832812-2335-1
Temp. °C302421202020243127232425211819181819191818191819
Feels °C (?)261715131414192824252525191415121214141310101217
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