Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.94° S 115.28° E

Issued: 7 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is

19.8°C

Back Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Back Beach today (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 12PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	7ft (2.1m)	12s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	6.5ft (2.0m)	12s
Evening (03 Nov)	6ft (1.9m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon).
	Tuesday 3							Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	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	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	SW 15	WSW 16	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	SW 15	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	1317	1363	1342	1320	1216	961	1211	1285	1112	910	850	1059	782	2010	2563	3046	2765	2441	2123	2096	1907	1907	1907	1983	2895
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	ESE	E	S	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide	3:35AM0.47m						10:13PM0.42m			5:35AM0.41m					8:05PM0.43m			7:03AM0.36m				7:44PM0.49m
Low Tide				1:25PM0.16m					2:20AM0.38m			1:29PM0.22m					2:56AM0.30m			1:01PM0.27m					3:32AM0.22m


	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:18
	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	6:45
mm	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	18	18	17	16	15	15	13	16	23	21	19	17	17	17	17	18	21	20	19	18	18	18	16
Feels °C	17	16	14	14	13	12	11	11	9	12	20	16	14	13	12	12	13	13	17	14	12	13	13	13	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 16	WSW 12	SW 15	WSW 16	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	SW 15	SW 14
kJ	1317	1363	1342	1320	1216	961	1211	1285	1112	910	850	264	782	2010	2563	3046	2765	2441	2123	2096	1907	1907	1907	1983	2895
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 21	WSW 19	WSW 19	WSW 20	W 15	WSW 14	SW 18	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 16	SW 20	SW 15	WSW 20	—	—	SSW 6	SSW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	18	37	74	75	112	189	81	123	123	120	181	103	675	75	—	—	77	73	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	WSW 16	WSW 16	—	WSW 19	WSW 19	—	W 24	SW 23	WSW 21	WSW 22	SW 20	WSW 20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	25	25	—	73	70	—	11	20	45	45	186	151	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 12	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	—	—	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 8	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1059	49	74	97	89	—	—	73	111	213	320	387	402	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Hussas WA - Margaret River	Rocky Point WA - Margaret River	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Hussas WA - Margaret River	Hussas WA - Margaret River	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Bunbury The groyne WA - Perth South	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Watermans WA - Perth City	Ledge Point WA - Perth City	Guilderton Rivermouth WA - Perth City	The Quarries WA - Margaret River	The Quarries WA - Margaret River	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Bay Left Wall WA - Perth South	Guilderton Rivermouth WA - Perth City	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Tunkalilla SA - Adelaide	Ndana Timor	Sceale Bay SA - Eyre Peninsula	Peppermint Grove Reef WA - Perth South	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City
Rating (10 max)	4	2	2	4	4	3	2	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	3	2	2	2	3	4	4
Distance (km)	326	290	265	326	326	265	265	90	108	3	50	289	289	265	265	265	50	111	265	2200	2354	1797	287	111	111
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Rating (10 max)								4	3	4	3						4	4						4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	3	4	4	4	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5

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