Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.94° S 115.28° E

Issued: 7 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is

18.3°C

Back Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Back Beach today (06 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 18s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 1PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Sep)	11ft (3.5m)	13s
Afternoon (06 Sep)	10ft (3.0m)	13s
Evening (06 Sep)	6ft (1.9m)	18s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Sunday 6							Monday 7								Tuesday 8
	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)	0	0	!	!	!	2	3	!	!	!	!	0	0	!	2	3	!	!	!	!	!	!	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	SW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	1363	3371	3642	3457	3049	2415	3491	7938	7669	6855	5798	5195	4478	4288	3647	3647	3779	4678	5582	5451	5755	5485	4760
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	S	S	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	4:44AM0.63m									6:05AM0.64m								7:09AM0.64m
Low Tide					3:07PM-0.01m								3:38PM-0.00m								4:04PM0.03m


	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:06	—	—
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	14	16	16	15	13	12	10	11	16	18	18	17	16	14	12	11	15	20	20	18	14
Feels °C	8	7	7	9	10	9	7	7	5	7	12	13	13	12	11	10	7	5	8	13	15	13	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 18	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	SW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16
kJ	1363	3371	3642	3457	3049	2415	2140	7938	7669	6855	5798	5195	4478	4288	3647	3647	3779	4678	5582	5451	5755	5485	4760
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 22	WSW 21	WSW 20	WSW 20	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	46	90	158	353	830	1877	3491	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	—	—	—	—	—	SE 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 6	S 6	S 6	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4
kJ	55	—	—	—	—	—	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	75	80	68	10	10	10	11	19	10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) WA - North West	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cunns SA - Nullarbor	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	Bay Left Wall WA - Perth South	Cozies and Geeries WA - Perth City	Cozies and Geeries WA - Perth City	Cozies and Geeries WA - Perth City	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	Derrs WA - Perth City	Watermans WA - Perth City	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	Cozies and Geeries WA - Perth City	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	Cozies and Geeries WA - Perth City	Watermans WA - Perth City	Bunbury Surf Club Backbeach WA - Perth South	Watermans WA - Perth City	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) WA - North West
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	4	4
Distance (km)	251	810	1680	111	265	184	184	184	111	111	85	108	111	184	111	111	111	184	108	265	108	111	251
Best forecast wave conditions in Perth City Coast				North Beach Tom's		Cozies and Geeries	Cozies and Geeries	Cozies and Geeries	Melros	Cozies and Geeries	Melros	Grabbers	Melros	Melros	Avalon Point	Cottesloe Beach	Avalon Point	Cozies and Geeries	Grabbers		Grabbers	Melros
Rating (10 max)				4		5	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5		5	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Quarantine VIC - Mornington Peninsula	Lorne Point VIC - Cape Otway	Golf Course Reef NSW - South Coast	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	South Point WA - Margaret River	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Flatrock SA - Eyre Peninsula	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	South Point WA - Margaret River	Injidup Carpark WA - Margaret River	Supertubes WA - Margaret River	The Womb WA - Margaret River	Noises WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	5	3	4	5	4	9	9	9	9	8	7	7	4	7	7	8	8	6	9	9	8	8	7
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Captains South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Charleston New Zealand	Injidup Carpark Australia	Injidup Carpark Australia	Injidup Carpark Australia	Injidup Carpark Australia	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Ansteys South Africa	Reunion South Africa	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Injidup Carpark Australia	Injidup Carpark Australia	Supertubes Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Gas Bay Australia
Rating (10 max)	7	6	5	5	6	5	8	7	6	6	7	8	5	5	5	5	6	6	9	9	8	8	7

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