Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.87° S 35.55° E

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 11 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
25.9°C
0.6° 

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 (11 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 11PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Nov)--
Afternoon (11 Nov)7ft (2.2m)11s
Evening (11 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sat
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SE
10
2
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
1.6
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
0.9
ESE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
859
769
650
589
524
423
365
321
321
314
342
309
111
201
179
154
140
114
95
84
84
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:35PM2.56m
4:49AM2.54m
5:04PM2.46m
5:19AM2.43m
5:34PM2.33m
Low Tide
10:43PM0.27m
10:59AM0.30m
11:12PM0.37m
11:29AM0.43m
11:42PM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
26
25
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
23
25
25
25
25
26
24
25
25
24
24
24
26
26
26
27
26
26
27
27
28
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