Back Beach Surf Break

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 23.87° S 35.55° E

Issued: 7 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
24.8° C

1.3°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 (06 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 12AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)--
Afternoon (06 Jul)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (06 Jul)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
11
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
1.4
E
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
389
800
699
716
631
478
560
423
343
359
319
265
265
222
218
215
227
238
257
264
229
218
178
173
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:04PM2.39m
7:18AM2.29m
7:44PM2.30m
8:00AM2.18m
8:32PM2.18m
8:53AM2.05m
Low Tide
1:14AM0.56m
1:29PM0.53m
1:55AM0.67m
2:14PM0.64m
2:46AM0.79m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:02
5:04
5:04
 mm
Temp °C
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
Feels °C
20
20
20
20
20
18
20
20
20
20
20
19
20
19
20
21
21
20
20
21
21
22
23
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
11
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
Energy kJ
389
800
699
716
631
478
560
423
343
359
319
265
265
222
218
215
227
238
257
264
229
218
178
173
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
12
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.5
SE
14
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
S
14
0.1
SW
14
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
Energy kJ
319
37
36
35
20
20
20
20
91
19
10
9
9
4
8
176
158
149
114
85
85
85
86
86
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
11
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.3
ESE
10
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
13
0.3
SE
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
13
Energy kJ
37
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
20
4
8
4
4
4
2
3
29
3
3
27
26
26
27
27
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
4
0.6
E
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.3
E
7
1.4
E
7
Energy kJ
7
10
18
26
31
45
62
80
108
119
181
209
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
23
761
424
424
424
424
694
803
799
761
761
449
23
424
694
803
23
761
23
1
1
1
0
0
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3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
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2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
8
7
8
7
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
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