Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.87° S 35.55° E

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
25.3°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 (26 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 12AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)--
Afternoon (26 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (26 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 22°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
250
233
227
181
167
127
125
125
94
92
87
61
61
60
60
60
43
42
42
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
NNE
30
NE
35
NNE
25
NNE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
3:11PM2.81m
3:24AM2.77m
3:42PM2.88m
3:56AM2.84m
4:15PM2.87m
Low Tide
9:20PM0.09m
9:32AM-0.03m
9:51PM0.01m
10:05AM-0.07m
10:23PM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
23
23
22
22
22
23
23
24
24
23
23
23
23
24
25
25
25
24
24
Feels °C
22
21
20
21
22
23
22
23
22
21
20
22
22
23
24
23
23
23
26
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