Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.87° S 35.55° E

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
24.8°C
0.7° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 5AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s 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 (05 Oct)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (05 Oct)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (05 Oct)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 77mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 20°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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)
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
261
261
221
221
216
199
221
226
261
261
276
276
255
276
327
411
510
500
461
402
394
394
412
412
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
N
10
NW
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NW
0
WNW
10
E
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
15
NNW
15
N
5
NE
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:50AM1.78m
00:44AM1.83m
1:16PM2.07m
1:40AM2.11m
2:01PM2.36m
Low Tide
4:56AM1.14m
6:24PM1.03m
6:52AM0.90m
7:30PM0.75m
7:44AM0.61m
8:11PM0.50m
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thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
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5:37
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1
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1
3
25
22
5
4
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4
2
4
3
3
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Temp °C
23
23
22
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
21
20
20
22
23
23
23
25
25
24
24
22
22
Feels °C
25
25
24
24
23
23
24
25
25
25
25
23
23
22
22
22
22
24
26
28
22
24
22
23
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