Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.87° S 35.55° E

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
24.5° C
1.3° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 3PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (22 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (22 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Fri morning). Mainly strong winds.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SE
12
1.2
SE
12
1.1
SE
12
1.1
SE
12
1.1
SE
12
1.1
SE
12
1
SE
12
1
SE
12
1
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
1.8
S
5
2.5
S
7
3
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
647
669
607
617
617
549
496
428
421
361
361
361
361
273
273
273
228
224
189
150
167
617
1169
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
SE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
S
30
SSE
45
S
45
S
40
S
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:48AM1.95m
9:24PM1.86m
9:55AM1.77m
10:55PM1.72m
11:49AM1.71m
Low Tide
3:08PM0.91m
3:44AM1.05m
4:29PM1.06m
5:29AM1.13m
6:27PM1.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:09
5:10
 mm
Temp °C
22
22
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
20
19
22
23
22
22
22
Feels °C
24
24
24
22
21
19
20
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
19
20
20
19
23
19
16
15
15
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