Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.94° S 115.28° E

Issued: 1 pm 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
21.5° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (16 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 5PM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (16 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Evening (16 Jun)7ft (2.2m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.1
SW
18
1.3
WSW
18
1.9
SW
17
1.9
SW
16
1.8
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2000
1697
1544
1427
691
929
582
786
899
384
384
325
736
614
603
743
964
2136
1940
1734
1977
1928
2102
2008
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
20
ESE
5
SE
15
S
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:34AM0.79m
10:18AM0.75m
10:57AM0.68m
Low Tide
7:41PM-0.05m
8:37PM-0.00m
9:24PM0.07m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:15
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:23
5:23
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
15
15
15
13
13
14
15
17
16
17
16
15
12
11
9
11
14
15
14
13
11
11
10
Feels °C
6
8
8
9
8
10
11
12
12
12
13
12
12
8
7
5
7
11
12
11
9
7
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.1
SW
18
1.5
SW
14
1.9
SW
17
1.9
SW
16
1.8
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
Energy kJ
2000
1697
1544
1427
691
929
582
786
480
384
384
325
736
614
603
743
899
2136
1940
1734
1977
1928
2102
2008
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
7
0.1
W
24
0.1
SW
23
0.2
WSW
22
0.4
WSW
21
0.7
SW
20
0.8
WSW
20
1
SSW
7
1.3
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
13
Energy kJ
162
124
11
21
46
180
404
490
101
964
198
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
12
Energy kJ
61
162
260
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
8
1.7
SSW
8
1.8
SW
12
1.4
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
7
Energy kJ
408
357
899
150
154
129
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
326
265
265
251
178
3
178
178
104
265
251
108
3
71
71
3
0
3
3
0
3
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Perth City Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
5
4
4
5
5
9
9
7
6
5
6
6
5
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