Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.87° S 35.55° E

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
25.2°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 (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 7PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (02 Nov)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (02 Nov)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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)
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.7
ESE
8
1
ESE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
113
107
70
186
142
139
134
164
158
127
124
77
57
46
26
27
29
31
34
36
43
46
42
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
E
20
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
8:56AM1.88m
9:57PM1.75m
11:13AM1.89m
11:58PM1.86m
12:38PM2.09m
1:02AM2.07m
Low Tide
3:36PM1.06m
4:28AM1.01m
5:43PM0.99m
6:11AM0.86m
6:54PM0.80m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
23
22
22
22
21
22
23
23
24
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
24
23
23
21
21
22
22
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