Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.87° S 35.55° E

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
25.1°C
0.6° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 1PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 22). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (22 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (22 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 22°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu night, strong winds from the SSE by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
1
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)
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
1.4
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.1
NE
7
1.1
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
6
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.2
SE
8
1.9
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
0.8
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
123
121
89
85
83
83
83
139
128
120
119
210
371
746
811
644
544
386
327
247
261
547
523
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
35
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
5
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
35
SSE
45
SSE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
E
20
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:40PM2.21m
1:54AM2.24m
2:11PM2.45m
2:24AM2.46m
2:41PM2.66m
Low Tide
7:28AM0.75m
7:51PM0.64m
8:00AM0.50m
8:20PM0.42m
8:30AM0.28m
8:50PM0.23m
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
clear
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4:56
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Temp °C
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
25
25
25
24
23
23
23
23
23
22
23
23
23
23
22
Feels °C
26
26
25
24
24
25
26
28
28
26
25
22
18
18
19
19
20
19
21
22
22
21
20
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