Back Beach surf break

Back Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 13 May 2026 AWST
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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
21.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Back Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 9PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)11ft (3.5m)15s
Afternoon (13 May)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (13 May)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
!
!
!
3
!
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
!
0
!
!
!
!
!
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4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5119
4966
4504
3835
3504
3196
2908
2913
2922
2662
2623
2421
2146
1999
2503
3336
3563
3513
3699
4334
4350
3813
3372
3009
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
W
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:01PM0.33m
7:45AM0.57m
10:09PM0.30m
8:03AM0.64m
Low Tide
2:57PM0.24m
00:21AM0.27m
3:43PM0.14m
11:45PM0.30m
4:34PM0.06m
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
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part cloud
light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:31
5:31
5:30
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
22
21
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
17
17
18
18
18
17
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
19
20
19
20
20
19
18
16
15
14
14
13
13
15
14
14
13
14
15
14
14
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
5119
4966
4504
3835
3504
3196
2908
2913
2922
2662
2623
2421
2146
1999
2503
3336
3563
3513
3699
4334
4350
3813
3372
3009
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
18
Energy kJ
263
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
7
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
Distance (km)
225
493
255
178
178
3
125
125
240
1018
493
493
515
515
515
265
265
251
251
178
178
189
189
85
Best forecast wave conditions in Perth City Coast
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
6
4
5
5
7
7
4
4
4
5
4
7
4
4
4
5
4
5
8
6
6
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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