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Back Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia
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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 3PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | |
862 | 2279 | 3500 | 3831 | 3384 | 2976 | 3115 | 3305 | 3715 | 3985 | 3753 | 3364 | 2968 | 2413 | 2031 | 2031 | 2094 | 2033 | 1838 | 1783 | 1551 | 1475 | 1380 | 1452 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 12:16PM0.62m | 12:54PM0.54m | 12:07PM0.47m | 4:26PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:09AM0.05m | 1:40AM0.10m | 1:50PM0.46m | 2:00AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||||
6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:46 | |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 |
862 | — | — | 3831 | 3384 | 2976 | 3115 | 3305 | 3715 | 3985 | 3753 | 3364 | 2968 | 2413 | 2031 | 2031 | 2094 | 2033 | 1838 | 1783 | 1551 | 1475 | 1380 | 1452 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 163 | 158 | 549 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | — |
121 | 2279 | 3500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 23 | 35 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 542 | 817 | 1813 | 1018 | 1680 | 265 | 178 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 493 | 515 | 265 | 50 | 71 | 50 | 71 | 3 | 0 | 289 | 265 | 265 | 85 | 50 |
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