Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.94° S 115.28° E

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
19.4° 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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 1PM is: 4.0m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)15ft (4.5m)17s
Afternoon (09 Aug)13ft (4.0m)16s
Evening (09 Aug)11ft (3.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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)
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0
0
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
WSW
17
4.5
WSW
17
4.5
WSW
17
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
SW
17
4
SW
10
4
SW
12
3.5
SW
13
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14477
12331
11049
9013
7238
6251
5631
4447
4004
3581
2444
4455
7367
3364
3674
3897
8860
8940
9052
9165
8568
7992
7034
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
E
15
NE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
35
W
40
WSW
45
SW
45
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSE
20
SE
15
E
5
E
0
SSE
5
SW
0
N
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
6:09AM0.69m
7:10AM0.72m
8:04AM0.73m
Low Tide
4:07PM-0.05m
4:42PM-0.05m
5:16PM-0.02m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:49
5:50
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
3
2
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
13
12
13
14
15
15
15
15
16
15
17
16
13
14
12
10
9
8
9
10
11
12
12
Feels °C
9
9
10
12
14
14
13
12
12
10
9
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
8
9
11
10
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