Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.87° S 35.55° E

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
24.1°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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 7PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Afternoon (15 Sep)7ft (2.2m)10s
Evening (15 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Thu night).

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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)
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
630
768
980
884
810
692
615
555
471
471
394
394
346
339
312
253
207
184
151
121
116
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
30
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
SW
15
E
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:51PM2.60m
6:01AM2.51m
6:16PM2.37m
6:27AM2.28m
6:41PM2.13m
Low Tide
11:45AM0.16m
11:58PM0.31m
12:11PM0.37m
00:22AM0.51m
12:36PM0.60m
part cloud
part cloud
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>
5:33
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
Temp °C
22
23
23
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
23
24
23
23
23
Feels °C
21
22
22
21
21
22
22
23
22
20
21
21
22
24
25
25
24
24
23
24
25
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