Back Beach surf break

Back Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 18 Apr 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
21.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Back Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 8PM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)8ft (2.4m)11s
Afternoon (18 Apr)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (18 Apr)7ft (2.1m)11s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
1
0
1
2
3
4
4
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.5
SW
2.4
WSW
3.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
Period(s) (?)111111111111111414141414141313131316151517141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1664157213581208111499692620332005182316531710159015201497149713092715296225787534629954075552
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
S
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
WNW
20
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscrosscrosscrosscrossonononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:54AM
0.71
10:25AM
0.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:58PM
0.07
7:19PM
0.05
9:28PM
0.04
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise-------6:39-------6:41-------6:41
Sunset--5:55-------5:54-------5:53-----
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------------3---
Temp. °C191919181716161517181817171716171920202118161717
Feels °C (?)161616161514141315151414151615171614131410789
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