Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.94° S 115.28° E

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
18.6° C
0.5° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 1PM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Afternoon (15 Aug)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (15 Aug)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
19
3
WSW
19
3.5
WSW
18
4
WSW
17
4
WSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2445
2243
2118
1848
1653
1362
1303
1224
1206
837
2191
2491
2303
2665
2629
2812
2836
2753
4313
5135
6581
8591
8795
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
25
NE
15
NE
0
NNW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
35
WNW
35
WSW
40
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:40AM0.49m
00:07AM0.40m
10:40AM0.40m
00:20AM0.46m
9:23AM0.33m
Low Tide
3:48AM0.29m
5:22PM0.22m
5:02AM0.30m
4:56PM0.23m
6:17AM0.31m
4:39PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
 mm
6
1
Temp °C
15
15
18
21
20
19
18
17
16
16
20
22
22
21
18
16
16
15
19
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
9
9
14
20
17
17
15
13
11
9
13
16
18
16
12
10
11
11
13
10
8
9
9
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