Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.94° S 115.28° E

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
19.1°C
0.2° 

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) - 10ft (3.0m), 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 5AM is: 3.5m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (26 Sep)10ft (3.0m)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 morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat morning, light winds from the SE by Sun morning).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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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
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2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2.1
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.2
WSW
18
1.4
WSW
17
2.2
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7350
6323
5536
4631
4005
2827
2271
2069
1871
1941
1480
1349
1121
870
907
732
632
826
1133
2408
1611
1498
1460
1178
Wind (km/h)
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
WSW
20
W
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:14AM0.47m
9:39PM0.48m
10:00AM0.41m
9:49PM0.54m
10:53AM0.34m
10:06PM0.59m
Low Tide
3:04AM0.25m
3:21PM0.22m
3:58AM0.21m
3:18PM0.25m
4:54AM0.17m
3:06PM0.27m
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Temp °C
13
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12
15
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14
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11
11
11
12
15
17
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17
17
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17
Feels °C
6
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8
9
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9
11
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14
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12
11
12
12
11
10
11
11
12
13
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