Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.94° S 115.28° E

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
18.8°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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 18s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 17s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 9PM is: 4.0m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (26 Aug)13ft (4.0m)18s
Evening (26 Aug)13ft (4.0m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Fri morning). Mainly strong winds.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
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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0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
16
4
WSW
18
4
WSW
18
4
WSW
17
4
WSW
17
4.5
WSW
17
4
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3
WSW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5299
10697
9572
9463
9730
10919
8335
5299
7665
6537
5093
3714
3968
2866
2310
2032
1975
1594
1240
636
545
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
25
SW
15
SW
5
NNE
15
NE
45
SSW
35
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
30
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
on
on
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:41AM0.61m
11:12PM0.32m
9:14AM0.58m
Low Tide
4:35PM0.09m
4:39PM0.11m
2:02AM0.29m
4:42PM0.14m
clear
rain showers
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
5:59
6:00
 mm
1
7
11
1
5
4
1
3
3
1
1
Temp °C
19
16
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
13
13
13
12
15
17
16
13
12
Feels °C
14
12
13
14
12
5
8
6
6
7
7
7
5
6
6
5
9
11
9
7
7
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