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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
21.4° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Back Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 8PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 23 | WSW 21 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | |
3753 | 3364 | 3071 | 2413 | 2184 | 2002 | 2094 | 2033 | 1838 | 1756 | 1609 | 1634 | 1380 | 1401 | 1367 | 1218 | 1073 | 947 | 834 | 754 | 1527 | 2322 | 2964 | 3280 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 12:54PM0.54m | 12:07PM0.47m | 4:26PM0.47m | 10:55AM0.41m | 6:01PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:40AM0.10m | 1:50PM0.46m | 2:00AM0.15m | 2:23PM0.39m | 2:04AM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | |
— | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 |
3753 | 3364 | 3071 | 2413 | 2184 | 2002 | 2094 | 2033 | 1838 | 1756 | 1609 | 1634 | 1380 | 1401 | 1367 | 1218 | 1073 | 947 | 834 | 711 | 892 | 2322 | 2964 | 3280 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 28 | WSW 26 | SW 24 | SW 23 | WSW 21 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 64 | 275 | 754 | 1527 | 821 | 809 | 796 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | SE 3 | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 17 | 18 | — | — | 2 | — | 12 | 24 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 71 | 1018 | 265 | 4 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 121 | 265 | 265 | 71 | 50 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 108 | 113 | 50 | 71 | 50 | 3 |
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