Back Beach surf break

Back Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 11 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
20.9° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Back Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 12PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (11 May)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (11 May)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
4
4
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
3
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
326
326
497
307
361
538
263
633
651
710
766
917
1144
2020
2411
3835
4940
5440
5361
5361
4445
4021
3456
3151
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
25
NNE
25
N
20
NW
20
WNW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
WNW
5
WSW
5
E
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
W
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:17AM0.42m
4:03PM0.42m
7:43AM0.45m
6:16PM0.37m
7:36AM0.50m
8:01PM0.33m
Low Tide
2:32PM0.42m
00:13AM0.19m
2:19PM0.33m
00:22AM0.23m
2:57PM0.24m
00:21AM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:34
5:32
5:31
Temp °C
18
17
23
23
22
21
21
20
19
19
24
23
22
22
21
21
20
20
21
22
21
20
19
18
11
11
17
18
18
20
18
16
15
15
19
19
21
21
18
17
15
16
18
20
19
18
19
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
3
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
Energy kJ
326
326
497
307
361
538
263
633
651
710
766
917
1144
2020
2411
3835
4940
5440
5361
5361
4445
4021
3456
3151
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
18
0.5
W
18
0.3
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
0.4
NW
5
0.8
WSW
15
0.3
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.2
W
18
0.4
WSW
17
0.6
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
Energy kJ
103
156
50
259
256
10
246
4
6
25
100
208
376
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
5
Energy kJ
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
3
0.7
N
3
0.6
N
5
0.5
NW
5
0.5
NW
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
NW
4
Energy kJ
8
11
19
13
13
8
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
3
4
5
5
5
Distance (km)
225
0
247
274
438
0
0
0
0
0
122
255
167
0
0
3
3
85
225
515
240
178
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Perth City Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
6
5
5
5
7
6
4
4
5
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
8
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
9
7
5
7
7
6
6
7
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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