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Back Beach Surf Forecast
/ WA – Perth City (29 breaks) / Western Australia (159 breaks) /
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Back Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 17 Apr 2026 AWSTForecast 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 10PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 795 | 658 | 456 | 347 | 261 | 251 | 356 | 1155 | 1635 | 1545 | 1358 | 1114 | 1114 | 996 | 926 | 2033 | 2005 | 1823 | 1797 | 1710 | 1567 | 1520 | 1497 | 1497 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:40PM 0.31 | 9:29AM 0.66 | 9:54AM 0.71 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:55PM 0.11 | 1:43AM 0.30 | 5:58PM 0.07 | 7:19PM 0.05 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
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