Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.87° S 35.55° E

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 3AM is: 0.3m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)1ft (0.3m)17s
Afternoon (07 Aug)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (07 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun afternoon).

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.1
SE
5
1
SE
5
0.3
SSW
15
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
34
32
63
61
59
58
55
49
49
51
51
70
59
59
44
51
52
37
Wind (km/h)
15
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ESE
10
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:39PM2.03m
9:06AM1.91m
10:08PM1.82m
11:05AM1.79m
Low Tide
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
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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
22
21
21
21
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
20
21
21
21
21
21
Feels °C
20
19
21
21
22
21
21
19
18
18
19
20
20
19
20
19
18
20
21
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