Back Beach surf break

Back Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 19 Jul 2025 AWST
Forecast 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
19.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Back Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 7PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)11ft (3.5m)16s
Afternoon (19 Jul)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (19 Jul)10ft (3.0m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2
WSW
1.8
WSW
3.5
W
4.5
WSW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
SW
2.5
WSW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
Period(s) (?)16151515151414141414810131212121212121211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)56744650404236453319277424602345175417251504418459805386442333752816223218291683142313061088888
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
5
N
10
N
15
NNE
25
N
30
NNW
45
NW
50
WNW
55
WNW
50
SW
50
SSW
40
S
30
S
15
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:17AM
0.64
6:08AM
0.69
7:01AM
0.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:19PM
0.11
3:45PM
0.03
4:20PM
-0.03
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Sunrise-------7:13-------7:13-------7:11
Sunset--5:36-------5:37-------5:37-----
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Rain (mm)
-------132212211----12---
Temp. °C141616151514131517181814131312111314151515151515
Feels °C (?)11131413131181099852456101091011121212
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for WA - Perth City

  1. weather stationWind Update Cross-off wind 100 km from Back Beach has become light (light winds from the N at Ocean Reef). Waves should be turning clean at Back Beach. A 3.5m groundswell from the WSW are too big for here

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