Back Beach surf break

Back Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 12 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
21.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Back Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 10PM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (12 May)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (12 May)7ft (2.2m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
4
4
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1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
3
WSW
15
3
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
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
766
917
1144
2020
2259
3465
4545
4810
4940
4966
4504
3835
3504
3196
3197
2913
2650
2759
2515
2421
2231
1999
2148
2803
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
WNW
10
W
5
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
15
N
15
NNW
15
W
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
SE
10
S
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:16PM0.37m
7:36AM0.50m
8:01PM0.33m
7:45AM0.57m
10:09PM0.30m
Low Tide
00:22AM0.23m
2:57PM0.24m
00:21AM0.27m
3:43PM0.14m
11:45PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:32
5:31
5:31
3
1
Temp °C
24
23
22
22
21
20
20
19
22
21
21
21
20
19
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
16
17
18
19
18
20
21
18
16
16
15
18
18
20
20
19
19
18
18
16
14
13
13
13
12
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
3
WSW
15
3
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
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
766
917
1144
2020
2259
3465
4545
4810
4940
4966
4504
3835
3504
3196
3197
2913
2650
2759
2515
2421
2231
1999
2148
2803
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
17
0.6
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
Energy kJ
100
208
376
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
3
Energy kJ
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
3
3
3
8
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
374
255
0
0
3
3
3
220
493
251
178
71
178
3
125
189
1680
515
265
493
515
287
178
Best forecast wave conditions in Perth City Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
6
4
5
5
5
7
6
4
4
4
4
9
8
5
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
7
6
7
6
8
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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