Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.87° S 35.55° E

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
23.8°C
0.5° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 10AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (12 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (12 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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)
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
S
18
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
1.5
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
137
113
111
111
108
76
59
38
38
38
39
48
38
31
78
124
108
162
153
137
143
225
402
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
SSE
10
E
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:31PM2.96m
4:42AM2.87m
4:59PM2.91m
5:09AM2.81m
5:25PM2.78m
Low Tide
10:21AM-0.10m
10:39PM-0.02m
10:51AM-0.09m
11:07PM0.03m
11:18AM0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:37
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
21
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
22
23
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
23
24
22
21
21
19
20
20
20
21
22
21
21
19
18
19
18
19
21
21
22
22
22
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