Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.87° S 35.55° E

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
24.9°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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 10AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (22 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (22 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
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
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.4
S
18
0.5
S
18
0.6
S
17
0.6
S
17
0.6
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.9
SSE
11
0.7
S
13
0.9
SSE
10
0.7
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
230
235
235
206
188
188
158
143
117
103
84
105
154
209
195
185
246
174
153
148
191
167
176
169
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:43AM1.80m
1:57PM1.98m
2:11AM2.06m
2:24PM2.25m
2:36AM2.31m
2:50PM2.50m
Low Tide
7:47AM0.94m
8:06PM0.81m
8:15AM0.69m
8:33PM0.57m
8:41AM0.44m
8:58PM0.35m
part cloud
part cloud
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>
5:28
5:26
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:34
 mm
Temp °C
22
22
22
23
23
22
22
22
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
21
Feels °C
23
22
22
22
22
21
21
22
21
21
23
23
22
22
21
22
21
22
22
23
22
22
22
20
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