Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.87° S 35.55° E

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
24.0°C
0.8° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 8AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (09 Sep)8ft (2.4m)10s
Evening (09 Sep)7ft (2.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
9
2.4
ESE
9
2.4
ESE
9
2.4
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
878
947
999
917
979
1064
963
782
658
586
520
445
398
398
407
362
362
292
292
249
227
190
161
172
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
E
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:39AM2.36m
2:57PM2.59m
3:13AM2.59m
3:31PM2.80m
3:44AM2.76m
4:02PM2.93m
Low Tide
8:44AM0.37m
9:07PM0.26m
9:19AM0.13m
9:40PM0.09m
9:51AM-0.03m
10:10PM-0.01m
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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>
5:41
5:39
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:29
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
21
22
22
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
22
22
23
22
22
22
Feels °C
16
16
16
19
19
19
19
20
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
22
23
24
23
23
22
22
22
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