Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.87° S 35.55° E

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
23.7° C
0.7° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 19s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 4AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (06 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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)
0
1
1
0
0
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)
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.2
SSW
19
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
16
1.2
SE
5
1.2
SE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
SE
6
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
73
54
46
45
44
34
32
63
61
59
58
55
49
74
86
84
75
70
61
63
54
47
47
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
10
N
5
NNW
10
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ESE
10
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
5
E
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:03AM2.13m
8:39PM2.03m
9:06AM1.91m
10:08PM1.82m
11:05AM1.79m
Low Tide
1:57AM0.70m
2:21PM0.71m
2:54AM0.91m
3:38PM0.92m
4:38AM1.06m
5:50PM0.98m
clear
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>
6:09
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
5:16
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
Feels °C
20
21
23
23
22
21
20
20
21
21
21
20
19
19
18
19
19
20
20
19
18
18
19
21
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