Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.94° S 115.28° E

Issued: 7 am 08 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is

20.0°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 (08 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 3PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Afternoon (08 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	6s
Evening (08 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Sunday 8							Monday 9								Tuesday 10								Wed 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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	0	1	2	3	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	WSW 10	SSW 6	SSW 6	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	169	138	124	170	452	608	773	942	1143	1301	1396	1382	1342	1322	1370	1370	1538	2424	2171	2253	1258	1093	915	1474	1346
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	SSE	SE	S	SSW	S	S	S	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	E	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide							8:22PM0.65m								8:43PM0.67m								9:05PM0.68m
Low Tide	4:40AM0.12m									5:14AM0.10m								5:49AM0.09m


	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15
	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:49	—	—	—	6:50
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	18	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	15	17	16	17	16	17	15	13	16	23	24	21	20	20	19	17
Feels °C	15	15	14	13	11	12	12	11	12	11	12	9	10	9	10	9	7	9	18	19	15	16	16	14	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	WSW 10	SW 10	WSW 10	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	169	138	108	69	452	608	773	942	1143	1301	1396	1382	1342	1322	1370	1370	1538	2424	2171	2253	1258	1093	915	1474	1346
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 18	WSW 17	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 6	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 7	SSW 8	—	—	—	—	SSW 7	SSW 8	SW 8	SW 8
kJ	36	36	31	113	—	—	—	—	—	136	—	—	—	—	—	363	271	—	—	—	—	279	271	289	187
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	W 19	WSW 14	WSW 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	7	18	34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 6	SW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	—	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 7	—	SSW 8	SE 4	—	S 5	SSW 6	—	—	SE 4	SE 4
kJ	83	112	124	170	218	239	302	268	198	—	114	150	223	284	401	—	308	29	—	104	244	—	—	12	26
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Cottesloe Beach WA - Perth City	Cottesloe Beach WA - Perth City	The Island SA - Eyre Peninsula	Yanerbie SA - Eyre Peninsula	Cyclops WA - Far South	Boomer Beach SA - East Coast	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Cozies and Geeries WA - Perth City	Watermans WA - Perth City	Bunbury The groyne WA - Perth South	Blackfellows SA - Eyre Peninsula	Sandy Creek SA - Kangaroo Island	Middleton Beach SA - East Coast	Sandy Creek SA - Kangaroo Island	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	Watermans WA - Perth City	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	Bunbury The groyne WA - Perth South	Bunbury Surf Club Backbeach WA - Perth South	The Spot WA - Perth City	Ledge Point WA - Perth City	Bay Left Wall WA - Perth South	Bay Left Wall WA - Perth South
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	1	3	2	2	3	4	3	1	3	2	3	4	4	4	3	2	2	4	4	2	2
Distance (km)	125	125	1794	1795	810	2229	265	265	184	108	265	1859	2055	2233	2055	111	111	108	111	265	265	71	3	265	265
Best forecast wave conditions in Perth City Coast	Cottesloe Beach	Cottesloe Beach							Cozies and Geeries	Grabbers						Cozies and Geeries	Melros	Melros	Melros			The Spot	The Spot
Rating (10 max)	1	1							3	4						4	4	4	4			4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Cat Bay (Shelly Beach) VIC - Phillip Island	Cat Bay (Shelly Beach) VIC - Phillip Island	Kingston Norfolk Island	May's Point TAS - East Coast	Kirra QLD - Gold Coast	Lennox Head NSW - North Coast	Currumbin Point QLD - Gold Coast	Winkipop NSW - Sydney North Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Gas Bay WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Quarantine VIC - Mornington Peninsula	Quarantine VIC - Mornington Peninsula	Bruny Island - Cloudy Bay TAS - East Coast	The Spot WA - Perth City	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	5	2	3	2	1	3	4	4	5	4	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	3	3	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Gerickes Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Winkipop Australia	Steamer Lane-The Point United States	Ghost Tree United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Boners United States	Faja da Areia Portugal	Faja da Areia Portugal	Faja da Areia Portugal	El Charco (Bajamar) Spain	Boilers Morocco	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Bantham United Kingdom	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Amanzimtoti South Africa
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	8	9	9	7	5	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4

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