Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.87° S 35.55° E

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
25.0°C
0.8° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 11AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (09 Oct)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (09 Oct)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
138
138
135
132
110
112
115
118
120
131
168
168
161
113
113
113
115
120
122
122
231
346
318
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:06PM2.76m
3:19AM2.72m
3:35PM2.85m
3:47AM2.80m
4:02PM2.86m
Low Tide
8:55AM0.16m
9:15PM0.14m
9:26AM0.03m
9:43PM0.05m
9:55AM-0.02m
10:10PM0.03m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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Temp °C
23
23
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
22
Feels °C
26
25
25
24
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
21
22
21
21
21
21
23
22
22
21
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