Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.87° S 35.55° E

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
23.7°C
0.4° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 3PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (11 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (11 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 Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
S
12
0.2
S
21
0.3
SSW
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
320
292
249
190
186
173
160
137
137
113
111
111
78
76
59
59
37
38
39
48
27
35
78
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
W
10
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:02PM2.93m
4:14AM2.86m
4:31PM2.96m
4:42AM2.87m
4:59PM2.91m
Low Tide
9:51AM-0.03m
10:10PM-0.01m
10:21AM-0.10m
10:39PM-0.02m
10:51AM-0.09m
clear
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>
5:39
5:37
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
22
23
23
22
22
21
21
21
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
21
21
Feels °C
23
23
23
22
23
22
22
22
23
22
22
21
21
19
19
20
20
21
21
21
21
19
18
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