Back Beach Surf Break

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 23.87° S 35.55° E

Issued: 1 am 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
25.3° C

1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 4AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (24 Jun)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (24 Jun)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
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)
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SE
12
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
1
SE
5
0.9
SE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
448
341
259
246
163
159
148
94
90
86
86
67
67
67
129
46
41
40
40
41
52
50
106
132
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SE
20
ESE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
11:29AM1.87m
00:13AM1.93m
12:42PM1.92m
1:17AM1.98m
1:40PM2.01m
Low Tide
5:19AM0.97m
5:51PM0.91m
6:32AM0.93m
7:00PM0.85m
7:32AM0.84m
7:55PM0.75m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
Temp °C
21
20
20
22
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
22
22
23
23
Feels °C
21
20
21
22
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
21
21
21
21
20
21
20
20
20
20
21
22
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.4
SSW
12
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
10
Energy kJ
182
178
174
142
138
100
108
86
86
86
86
67
67
67
47
42
41
40
40
41
40
37
20
19
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SE
12
0.3
S
10
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.1
SE
11
0.2
SSW
14
Energy kJ
448
341
259
246
163
159
148
94
90
86
78
49
48
47
14
46
34
17
28
20
24
23
5
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.1
NE
5
0.4
SE
12
0.3
S
10
0.4
SE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
S
19
Energy kJ
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
15
37
37
36
35
1
35
17
33
12
12
12
12
19
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
2
0.1
E
6
0.4
NE
3
0.3
E
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.5
SE
4
1
SE
8
0.8
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.9
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
1
SE
5
0.9
SE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
Energy kJ
1
4
4
1
1
2
1
3
4
6
129
21
23
32
26
33
52
50
106
132
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
23
23
23
23
23
23
1
589
1135
803
680
589
424
449
449
449
1019
826
1019
424
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
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