Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.94° S 115.28° E

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
18.4°C
0.6° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 17s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 4PM is: 2.3m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Afternoon (31 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)17s
Evening (31 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
2
2
2
1
2
0
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
1
1
2
1
2
2
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
17
2.4
WSW
17
2.3
WSW
17
2.3
WSW
17
2.3
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2931
2750
3232
3277
3028
2889
2686
2414
2384
2080
2054
1851
2325
2007
1822
1724
1700
1933
2060
2121
1973
1915
1887
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
WNW
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
0
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
10:39AM0.39m
11:28PM0.51m
10:46AM0.31m
11:52PM0.56m
Low Tide
5:13AM0.26m
4:38PM0.23m
6:24AM0.25m
4:20PM0.23m
2:58PM0.20m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:01
6:02
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
17
18
19
19
19
18
16
15
15
15
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
13
12
11
11
12
11
12
12
11
10
11
11
13
13
14
14
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