Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.87° S 35.55° E

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
24.5° C
1.2° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 2PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (25 Jul)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (25 Jul)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat morning, calm by Mon night).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1639
1701
1676
1498
1425
1397
1304
1275
1202
1108
1045
980
971
884
761
665
590
501
387
378
323
300
249
Wind (km/h)
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:28PM1.81m
2:04AM1.89m
2:25PM1.98m
2:48AM2.06m
3:04PM2.17m
Low Tide
7:14AM1.05m
7:49PM0.94m
8:15AM0.88m
8:38PM0.76m
8:57AM0.70m
9:15PM0.59m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:12
5:12
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
20
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
Feels °C
14
14
15
16
15
15
15
15
16
15
16
17
17
17
18
19
19
19
20
19
19
19
19
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