Back Beach surf break

Back Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 03 Feb 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 1.2°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 9AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (03 Feb)3ft (0.9m)18s
Evening (03 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.4
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
Period(s) (?)11118888181616161514141413131313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17217248056961949760752792972057275218121922792721721711133911371037946734594
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
30
S
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
35
S
35
S
30
SSE
20
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
20
SE
30
S
40
S
35
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:52PM
0.67
10:24PM
0.60
12:40PM
0.32
10:43PM
0.51
12:40PM
0.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:25AM
0.10
6:15AM
0.16
3:33PM
0.29
5:49AM
0.20
4:47PM
0.31
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Sunrise---5:46-------5:47-------5:48----
Sunset------7:16-------7:16-------7:15-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C222120212222212021201819252523212322192028272422
Feels °C (?)242119191919171819161314211917171914121424211817
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