Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.87° S 35.55° E

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
24.1°C
0.8° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 6PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Afternoon (14 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (14 Sep)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Thu morning).

Mon
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
16
1.4
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
151
137
153
272
355
219
516
554
630
736
910
961
692
615
678
612
591
411
394
394
402
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
30
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
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
5:25PM2.78m
5:35AM2.69m
5:51PM2.60m
6:01AM2.51m
6:16PM2.37m
Low Tide
11:18AM0.01m
11:33PM0.14m
11:45AM0.16m
11:58PM0.31m
12:11PM0.37m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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>
5:35
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
23
23
Feels °C
21
22
21
21
22
21
21
21
23
22
22
22
23
23
24
23
22
22
23
22
22
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