Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.87° S 35.55° E

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
25.2°C
1.2° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 8PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 2.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (01 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (01 Oct)7ft (2.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
1
0
2
3
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)
2.5
SE
8
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
2.2
ESE
9
2.3
ESE
9
3
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
803
814
722
711
826
1275
1058
613
613
708
745
787
721
658
630
632
565
469
460
522
506
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
S
20
S
10
S
0
W
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
6:12PM2.45m
6:28AM2.36m
6:51PM2.16m
7:13AM2.07m
7:45PM1.85m
Low Tide
12:04PM0.26m
00:20AM0.45m
12:43PM0.54m
1:01AM0.72m
1:35PM0.86m
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
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cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
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1
1
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1
2
1
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1
3
1
Temp °C
21
21
21
21
20
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
21
23
25
23
23
22
Feels °C
16
18
18
18
16
17
17
18
18
18
19
19
21
21
20
20
21
25
23
24
25
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