Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.87° S 35.55° E

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
23.4°C
0.2° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 1AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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 Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
59
37
37
37
26
26
26
26
26
26
42
76
80
235
311
354
259
228
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:03PM2.70m
6:14AM2.59m
6:35PM2.50m
6:47AM2.38m
7:11PM2.24m
Low Tide
00:11AM0.24m
12:25PM0.25m
00:43AM0.44m
1:01PM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:27
 mm
Temp °C
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
22
22
22
Feels °C
22
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
22
22
22
21
20
21
21
21
21
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