Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.94° S 115.28° E

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
19.2°C
0.3° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 6PM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (26 Sep)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (26 Sep)7ft (2.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat night, light winds from the S by Sun morning).

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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)
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2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
0
1
1
2
3
2
0
1
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
2.1
SW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.2
WSW
18
1.3
WSW
17
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
2.1
SW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4631
3832
2827
2271
2069
1739
1801
1227
1154
999
934
857
732
711
826
998
1832
1765
2119
1322
1178
Wind (km/h)
35
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
35
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
S
10
W
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
9:39PM0.48m
10:00AM0.41m
9:49PM0.54m
10:53AM0.34m
10:06PM0.59m
Low Tide
3:21PM0.22m
3:58AM0.21m
3:18PM0.25m
4:54AM0.17m
3:06PM0.27m
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clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
clear
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clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
14
16
15
13
12
12
11
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16
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16
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16
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16
16
Feels °C
7
10
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7
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9
8
11
14
14
14
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14
12
13
15
14
15
13
11
12
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