Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.87° S 35.55° E

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
24.8°C
0.6° 

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


How big are the waves at Back Beach today (06 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 11PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 06). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)--
Afternoon (06 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (06 Oct)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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)
0
1
0
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.5
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
320
356
457
510
471
419
411
356
342
390
360
360
360
295
288
266
226
221
186
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
5
NE
25
S
30
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
S
10
SSE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
NE
15
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:40AM2.11m
2:01PM2.36m
2:17AM2.37m
2:36PM2.60m
Low Tide
7:30PM0.75m
7:44AM0.61m
8:11PM0.50m
8:22AM0.35m
8:44PM0.29m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:37
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5:38
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 mm
4
3
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1
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Temp °C
23
23
23
23
23
24
27
25
24
22
22
21
21
23
23
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
23
23
22
23
24
25
28
23
23
22
24
22
23
25
24
23
23
23
24
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