Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.87° S 35.55° E

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 27 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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 4PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (27 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (27 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
2
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.9
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
387
378
330
300
255
269
219
169
165
145
122
221
198
182
182
167
201
196
128
125
107
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
10
E
5
ESE
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:04PM2.17m
3:22AM2.24m
3:38PM2.35m
3:53AM2.40m
4:08PM2.50m
Low Tide
8:57AM0.70m
9:15PM0.59m
9:30AM0.52m
9:47PM0.44m
10:00AM0.37m
10:16PM0.32m
part cloud
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>
6:15
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:13
5:13
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
19
22
22
21
21
21
20
20
19
22
22
21
21
20
Feels °C
20
20
19
19
20
22
20
19
20
18
17
18
19
19
19
17
20
19
18
19
19
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