Back Beach Surf Break
Lat Long: 23.87° S 35.55° E

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Back Beach

Issued: 7 pm 04 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
26.1° C

1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (05 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 3AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 04). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (05 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (05 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Thu
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sun
7
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
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
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.6
S
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
113
103
97
81
126
173
205
187
184
180
172
123
121
116
86
82
121
183
297
359
361
442
484
692
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
20
NNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
SE
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
30
S
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:03PM2.31m
6:19AM2.24m
6:42PM2.23m
6:59AM2.15m
7:26PM2.14m
7:46AM2.05m
Low Tide
00:12AM0.57m
12:30PM0.59m
00:52AM0.68m
1:11PM0.68m
1:38AM0.79m
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:57
4:57
 mm
2
2
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
24
22
21
23
24
23
23
22
22
22
23
24
23
Feels °C
20
20
20
21
21
21
20
22
23
23
23
24
23
22
25
25
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.8
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
5
0.6
S
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
0.5
SSW
11
Energy kJ
113
103
97
81
79
173
205
187
184
180
172
123
121
35
28
82
121
183
297
359
361
442
484
65
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.6
S
13
0.7
SE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
NNE
5
0.6
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.3
NNE
5
0.5
SSW
11
0.3
NNE
6
Energy kJ
13
21
41
61
126
77
48
80
47
46
27
28
27
116
86
21
42
52
51
65
70
5
64
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
E
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.4
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.2
SSW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.4
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
NNE
5
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
NNE
5
0.6
SSW
10
0.3
NNE
5
0.1
S
18
0.3
NNE
6
0.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
18
13
12
2
4
8
8
8
14
6
6
26
44
44
15
38
9
75
5
6
6
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
4
1
NNE
4
1
NNE
4
1
NNE
4
1
NNE
4
1.1
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.8
N
5
0.5
S
6
1.1
S
9
0.9
S
5
1.1
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
6
1.9
SE
10
Energy kJ
16
37
42
42
42
48
56
78
78
78
82
59
46
34
19
211
38
244
308
89
692
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
648
647
647
589
424
449
424
137
720
137
592
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
559
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Rating
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4
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Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
6
6
8
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