Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.94° S 115.28° E

Issued: 1 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is

20.2° C

Back Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Back Beach today (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 6AM is: 3.0m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	17s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	16s
Evening (13 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	!	!	!	!	!	!	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	WSW 17	SW 16	SW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 16	WSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	5678	6143	5868	5468	4820	4229	3738	3504	3245	3037	2547	2479	2381	2414	2207	2349	1874	1848	1579	1422	1212	1133	2343	2285
Wind (km/h)	ESE	E	E	E	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	NW	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				8:02AM0.78m								8:52AM0.78m								9:38AM0.75m
Low Tide							5:43PM-0.08m								6:27PM-0.06m								7:05PM-0.00m


	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	11	11	14	17	17	15	13	12	12	12	17	21	22	20	19	18	17	17	20	24	22	21	20
Feels °C	10	8	7	10	14	13	11	9	7	7	7	12	17	18	15	12	11	9	10	13	19	18	18	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	WSW 17	SW 16	SW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 16	WSW 16
kJ	5678	6143	5868	5468	4820	4229	3738	3504	3245	3037	2547	2479	2381	2414	2207	2349	1874	1848	1579	1422	1212	1095	2343	2285
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 14	WSW 22	SW 20	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 17	WNW 13	WNW 13
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	45	99	704	964	1133	17	17
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 14	NW 14	—	NW 14	WNW 13	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	7	—	7	18	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	NE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	N 5	NNW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	14	16	15	20	20	19	20	17
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Rating (10 max)	6	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	3	3	3	3	3	3	71	3	3	3	3	0	0	3	0	85	265	370	375	790	293	480	85	178
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Rating (10 max)	6	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4							4
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Rating (10 max)	7	7	8	7	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	4	4	4	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	9	9	7	8	8	6	7	6	7	7	4	4	4	5	5

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