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Back Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 18 Jan 2026 AWST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
23.1° C
 (Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Back Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 5PM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.0m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)7ft (2.2m)14s
Afternoon (18 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Evening (18 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
4
3
1
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
SW
2
WSW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
SW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)141414131313131313132119191817171616161515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17221411196219199878247117111127122820154455774878067054615242673594315623911927172416441388
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
25
ESE
15
SSE
30
S
40
S
35
SSE
25
SE
30
E
30
E
35
ENE
25
ENE
15
ESE
25
SSE
30
SE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:04PM
0.69
9:34PM
0.68
10:01PM
0.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:02AM
0.04
6:15AM
0.06
6:25AM
0.09
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise-------5:33-------5:33-------5:33
Sunset--7:24-------7:24-------7:23-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C212120191919172129282523242926293741373534312831
Feels °C (?)181614131415131625231918202219223136322928252225
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