Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.87° S 35.55° E

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
24.7° C
1.4° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 8AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.4
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.9
S
13
1
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.7
SSE
13
1.8
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
145
148
123
106
106
84
73
75
78
72
103
178
284
357
572
604
670
746
761
855
949
962
931
916
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
15
N
20
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
25
N
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
5
N
15
ENE
15
SE
10
SSE
0
S
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
6:10AM2.63m
6:33PM2.66m
6:46AM2.51m
7:10PM2.49m
7:23AM2.34m
7:48PM2.28m
Low Tide
00:07AM0.20m
12:21PM0.16m
00:44AM0.33m
12:58PM0.30m
1:21AM0.50m
1:36PM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
6:18
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:08
5:08
 mm
Temp °C
21
20
19
21
22
23
23
22
21
20
20
23
24
23
23
22
21
20
19
23
23
23
22
22
Feels °C
21
20
19
20
20
20
20
19
19
18
18
21
22
20
20
20
20
20
18
23
22
23
22
24
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