Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.87° S 35.55° E

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 07 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
25.9°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 (07 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 8PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 07). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (07 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (07 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 21°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat night, strong winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Sat
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tue
10
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
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
11
1.2
NE
6
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
4
1.9
S
7
2.5
S
8
4
S
10
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
11
3
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
55
54
47
45
43
112
115
102
96
90
83
53
321
852
2831
3152
2454
2140
1850
1895
2062
2210
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
35
NE
30
NE
20
NE
10
NE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SSE
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
S
50
SSE
45
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
2:40PM2.58m
2:53AM2.56m
3:10PM2.64m
3:23AM2.63m
3:39PM2.66m
3:51AM2.64m
Low Tide
8:29AM0.31m
8:48PM0.30m
9:01AM0.21m
9:18PM0.22m
9:32AM0.16m
9:47PM0.19m
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cloud
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
24
23
23
22
22
23
24
23
22
22
21
21
Feels °C
26
25
26
27
29
30
29
28
27
26
27
24
21
20
16
16
18
19
18
18
19
18
19
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