Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.87° S 35.55° E

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 08 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 (08 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 8PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 08). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (08 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (08 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Mon morning, light winds from the S by Wed morning).

Sun
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wed
11
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
1
NE
7
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
5
1.9
S
11
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
10
3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.4
SE
10
2.3
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
102
96
91
83
82
80
862
2441
3036
2078
1463
1090
1114
1630
2043
2768
2584
2388
1897
1628
1467
1243
1069
Wind (km/h)
15
E
20
E
20
SSE
20
S
30
SSW
35
S
40
S
45
SSE
40
S
40
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
20
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-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-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:10PM2.64m
3:23AM2.63m
3:39PM2.66m
3:51AM2.64m
4:07PM2.63m
4:20AM2.62m
Low Tide
9:01AM0.21m
9:18PM0.22m
9:32AM0.16m
9:47PM0.19m
10:01AM0.16m
10:15PM0.20m
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Temp °C
26
26
26
25
24
23
23
22
22
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
25
25
23
22
23
24
24
Feels °C
29
27
28
26
23
21
20
16
16
18
19
19
19
18
19
18
21
20
19
19
21
23
25
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