Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.94° S 115.28° E

Back Beach WaveFinder

Issued: 1 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
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Back Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Back Beach surf forecast from 6 Oct 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Friday 9 Oct, 5PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period, WSW swell with cross-onshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Friday 9 Oct, 11AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period, WSW swell with 6,110 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 9 Oct, 5PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Back Beach this week:

The surf forecast for Back Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Oct 09) at 5PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.5m and 15s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-onshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Back Beach in the next 16 days are 3.5m 15s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Oct 09) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Tuesday (Oct 13) at 2AM.

Wave TypeTime (AWST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 5PM (Fri 9th Oct)11ft (3.5m) 15s
Best Surf 5PM (Fri 9th Oct)11ft (3.5m) 15s
Most Powerful11AM (Fri 9th Oct)11ft (3.5m) 15s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Back Beach over the next 16 days.


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