Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.87° S 35.55° E

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
25.2°C
0.4° 

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 (01 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 3PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 01). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (01 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (01 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Sunday
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Monday
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Tuesday
3
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
1.2
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.7
ESE
8
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.6
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
187
182
155
135
142
152
129
138
232
135
140
107
70
142
142
139
175
164
158
127
124
77
57
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:23AM2.09m
7:56PM1.88m
8:56AM1.88m
9:57PM1.75m
11:13AM1.89m
Low Tide
1:47PM0.87m
2:21AM0.94m
3:36PM1.06m
4:28AM1.01m
5:43PM0.99m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
23
23
24
24
23
23
23
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
23
23
23
Feels °C
22
21
22
22
20
20
21
21
21
23
22
22
22
21
22
22
22
23
23
24
22
22
22
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