Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.94° S 115.28° E

Issued: 1 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is

18.3°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 (08 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 4AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Sep)	10ft (3.0m)	16s
Afternoon (08 Sep)	10ft (3.0m)	17s
Evening (08 Sep)	10ft (3.0m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Thu night).
	Tuesday 8								Wednesday 9								Thursday 10
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	WSW 16	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	4234	4181	4422	5582	5701	5755	5256	5069	4377	3936	3569	3253	3130	2705	2669	2419	2179	1976	1763	1496	1275	1145	1145	1177
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	E	SE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-off
High Tide			7:09AM0.64m									8:03AM0.62m					11:07PM0.32m			8:50AM0.58m				10:24PM0.35m
Low Tide						4:04PM0.03m								4:24PM0.09m			1:14AM0.31m					4:30PM0.16m


	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	13	12	17	17	16	17	14	11	9	10	16	19	20	17	17	16	14	14	17	19	19	19	17
Feels °C	11	7	6	11	10	10	13	7	4	3	3	9	13	16	11	11	11	9	10	12	15	17	16	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	WSW 16	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15
kJ	4234	4181	4422	5582	5701	5755	5256	5069	4377	3936	3569	3253	3130	2705	2669	2419	2179	1976	1763	1496	1275	1145	1145	1177
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 28	WSW 26	WSW 26	WSW 26	WSW 25	WSW 24	WSW 24	WSW 24	WSW 23	WSW 22
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	15	66	66	66	60	218	217	217	206	408
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 4	ESE 4	SE 4	—	—	—	—	ESE 4	E 4	ESE 4	E 4	—	—	E 3	E 4	E 3	E 4	E 4	E 3	—	—	—	ESE 3
kJ	—	21	13	16	—	—	—	—	13	10	17	10	—	—	5	12	5	12	9	6	—	—	—	4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Cozies and Geeries WA - Perth City	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	The Spot WA - Perth City	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	Bunbury Surf Club Backbeach WA - Perth South	Cozies and Geeries WA - Perth City	The Spot WA - Perth City	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	Bay Left Wall WA - Perth South	Greenough River Mouth WA - North West	The Spot WA - Perth City	Bay Left Wall WA - Perth South	North Point WA - Margaret River	The Spot WA - Perth City	Guilderton Rivermouth WA - Perth City	The Spot WA - Perth City	The Spot WA - Perth City	Ledge Point WA - Perth City	Ledge Point WA - Perth City	Secret Harbour WA - Perth City	Secret Harbour WA - Perth City	Back Beach WA - Perth City	Back Beach WA - Perth City
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
Distance (km)	184	111	111	71	111	265	184	71	111	265	240	71	265	325	71	50	71	71	3	3	167	167	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Perth City Coast	Cozies and Geeries	Cozies and Geeries	Cottesloe Beach	The Spot	Cottesloe Beach		Melros	Melros	Avalon Point			The Spot			Swanbourne Beach	Swanbourne Beach	Swanbourne Beach	Swanbourne Beach	Swanbourne Beach	Melros	Singleton	Singleton	Back Beach	The Spot
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4		5	5	4			5			4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Flatrock SA - Eyre Peninsula	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Douglas Point SA - East Coast	Supertubes WA - Margaret River	Cobblestones WA - Margaret River	Noises WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	The Bombie and Boat Ramp WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	May's Point TAS - East Coast	May's Point TAS - East Coast	Golf Course Reef NSW - South Coast	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Turtles WA - North West	Turtles WA - North West	Steep Point WA - North West	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	7	7	8	9	8	8	9	8	8	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	8	7	4	5	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	8	9	8	8	7	6	6	9	5	5	9	9	7	7	9	8	5	5	7

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