Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.87° S 35.55° E

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
25.3°C
0.9° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 7AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (17 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (17 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
1
2
0
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
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
122
125
156
158
151
119
103
80
82
116
154
151
111
103
78
59
51
51
58
58
57
42
42
41
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
N
10
N
15
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
25
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
30
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:30AM2.06m
6:46PM1.91m
7:09AM1.82m
7:36PM1.68m
8:43AM1.62m
10:38PM1.56m
Low Tide
00:20AM0.72m
12:39PM0.84m
00:54AM0.95m
1:22PM1.09m
1:56AM1.17m
3:48PM1.27m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
23
23
24
26
26
25
25
24
24
24
25
26
26
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25
25
25
25
25
26
26
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25
25
Feels °C
24
24
25
25
24
23
24
23
24
25
25
25
24
23
23
24
24
25
24
23
23
22
23
25
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