Back Beach Surf Break

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 23.87° S 35.55° E

Issued: 7 am 12 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
25.7° C

1.4°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 (12 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 12PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (12 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (12 Jun)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Mon
15
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
72
67
64
75
112
132
135
331
303
326
286
281
235
226
192
160
163
229
195
186
213
296
551
515
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
15
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
25
NNW
25
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
15
NE
15
NE
10
E
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
NE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
1:25PM2.23m
1:56AM2.38m
2:17PM2.40m
2:46AM2.50m
3:06PM2.54m
Low Tide
7:17AM0.64m
7:39PM0.48m
8:09AM0.48m
8:32PM0.32m
8:57AM0.34m
9:20PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:58
4:58
4:58
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
20
22
23
24
24
22
22
21
21
23
24
24
24
23
23
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
21
20
21
20
21
21
20
21
20
21
23
23
23
25
24
25
23
23
23
22
23
23
24
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
S
14
Energy kJ
72
67
64
75
112
132
135
331
303
326
286
281
235
226
192
160
157
95
93
92
132
129
551
515
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
6
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.4
NNE
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.3
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
Energy kJ
12
51
29
28
28
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
4
3
47
49
229
195
186
213
296
109
90
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.1
S
12
0.1
SE
14
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.3
NNE
4
0.6
SSW
14
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.6
S
15
0.7
SSW
10
Energy kJ
57
7
6
3
7
27
24
12
12
11
2
163
101
99
95
159
108
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
2
0.7
NNE
3
0.9
NNE
4
1
N
4
0.9
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
4
Energy kJ
1
10
24
37
28
22
12
8
5
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
137
137
137
801
819
0
0
0
23
23
23
3
0
1
23
826
1175
23
23
23
0
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
4
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
8
9
6
4
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
9
9
8
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