Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.94° S 115.28° E

Issued: 7 am 15 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is

20.3°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 (15 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 1PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Nov)	6.5ft (2.0m)	14s
Afternoon (15 Nov)	5ft (1.5m)	13s
Evening (15 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SE by Tue night).
	Sunday 15							Monday 16								Tuesday 17								Wed 18
	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	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	SW 14	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	1657	1471	929	808	745	745	649	640	497	521	449	488	320	260	247	169	166	184	149	94	200	234	330	620	551
Wind (km/h)	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	SE	SE	ESE	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	SE	SSE	S	SE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross
High Tide								11:03PM0.57m								11:23PM0.53m								11:30PM0.48m
Low Tide				11:10AM0.14m								11:17AM0.16m							10:58AM0.17m


	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:11
	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	6:55
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	19	24	26	25	22	20	18	16	19	25	28	27	25	22	20	19	20	22	23	23	21	20	19	18
Feels °C	12	14	18	19	18	16	14	12	10	13	21	24	21	19	16	17	14	17	18	20	19	18	18	17	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 6	S 6	SW 14	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15
kJ	1657	1471	929	808	745	745	649	640	497	521	449	488	320	260	50	48	64	76	55	33	200	234	330	620	551
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 8	—	—	—	—	—	S 5	S 5	SSW 5	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 18	WSW 13	WSW 13	SSW 5	SSW 5
kJ	212	—	—	—	—	—	36	20	9	—	—	—	—	—	247	169	166	184	149	94	123	114	151	30	20
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 22	SW 16	SW 16	WSW 20	WSW 15	SW 15	—	—	SW 10	—	SW 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	10	10	37	21	54	—	—	25	—	12
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 4	ESE 4	S 6	S 5	S 5	S 6	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	E 4	—	S 4	S 5	—	—	SE 3	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	S 5	S 5	SSW 5	—	—
kJ	14	11	84	45	77	75	13	19	20	23	7	—	47	76	—	—	6	16	13	5	47	67	49	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	Port Denison WA - North West	Watermans WA - Perth City	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	Guilderton Rivermouth WA - Perth City	Bay Left Wall WA - Perth South	Avalon Point WA - Perth City	Secret Harbour WA - Perth City	Dongara-Port Denison WA - North West	Port Denison WA - North West	Ledge Point WA - Perth City	Guilderton Rivermouth WA - Perth City	Watermans WA - Perth City	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	The Spot WA - Perth City	Ledge Point WA - Perth City	Guilderton Rivermouth WA - Perth City	Ledge Point WA - Perth City	Guilderton Rivermouth WA - Perth City	Watermans WA - Perth City	Cozies and Geeries WA - Perth City	Bunbury Surf Club Backbeach WA - Perth South	Ledge Point WA - Perth City	Ledge Point WA - Perth City	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City
Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	2	3	1	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	3	3	2
Distance (km)	111	178	108	111	50	265	187	167	189	178	3	50	108	111	71	3	50	3	50	108	184	265	3	3	111
Best forecast wave conditions in Perth City Coast	North Beach Tom's		Swanbourne Beach	North Beach Tom's	Grabbers		Avalon Point	Singleton			Melros	Swanbourne Beach	Grabbers	Cottesloe Beach	The Spot	Lancelin	The Spot	The Spot	Melros	Grabbers	Melros		Ledge Point	Lancelin	Melros
Rating (10 max)	3		3	2	3		2	2			2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	2		3	3	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	The Womb WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	The Guillotine WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Remarkable Caves TAS - East Coast	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Left Point VIC - Phillip Island	Left Point VIC - Phillip Island	Blacknose Point VIC - Far West	Easter Reef VIC - Far West	Easter Reef VIC - Far West	May's Point TAS - East Coast	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Huzzawouie (Huzzas) WA - Margaret River	Left Point VIC - Phillip Island	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	May's Point TAS - East Coast	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	2	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	7	9	9	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	7	9	9	9	9	5	9	9	8	7	6	8	5	5

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