Back Beach Surf Break

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 23.87° S 35.55° E

Issued: 1 am 26 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
25.1° C

1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (26 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 5AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (26 Jun)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (26 Jun)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri night, min 22°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
12
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.9
SE
5
1.2
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.4
SE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
0.6
SSW
19
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
40
40
40
39
41
90
132
183
243
294
286
280
274
326
318
318
273
238
212
191
159
159
172
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
15
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:17AM1.98m
1:40PM2.01m
2:07AM2.07m
2:27PM2.12m
2:49AM2.17m
3:06PM2.23m
Low Tide
7:32AM0.84m
7:55PM0.75m
8:19AM0.73m
8:40PM0.64m
8:59AM0.62m
9:18PM0.53m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
22
23
23
23
23
22
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
23
23
23
Feels °C
20
21
21
21
22
22
23
22
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
23
23
24
25
25
23
23
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
S
19
0.6
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
18
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
Energy kJ
40
40
40
40
39
22
20
19
8
8
64
107
176
274
326
310
318
273
238
212
191
159
159
172
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
S
10
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.1
SE
11
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
SW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
S
10
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
S
10
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
Energy kJ
34
33
28
19
24
23
5
20
6
14
8
17
17
7
318
290
269
198
191
126
121
118
79
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.4
SE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
19
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
17
17
31
12
12
12
19
7
4
28
16
8
7
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
1.2
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.4
SE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
8
Energy kJ
25
37
38
29
37
41
90
132
183
243
294
286
280
268
291
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
3
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
424
427
449
589
1086
803
820
449
424
424
424
424
1135
23
23
23
23
23
0
0
23
23
23
23
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
2
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
6
6
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