Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.87° S 35.55° E

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
24.8° C
1.4° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 11AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (09 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (09 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
3
4
4
3
2
1
1
0
1
Swell
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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
0.8
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
S
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
14
1.5
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.7
S
15
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
140
116
94
89
66
44
64
84
126
174
280
322
295
361
346
1219
1265
1297
1092
1048
874
733
694
591
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
W
5
WSW
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
E
5
NE
5
WNW
5
W
5
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
5
NE
5
SW
5
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:04AM1.95m
10:58PM1.99m
11:35AM1.94m
00:30AM2.02m
1:02PM2.05m
1:45AM2.16m
Low Tide
4:29PM0.83m
5:21AM0.92m
6:02PM0.81m
6:49AM0.83m
7:24PM0.67m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:05
5:05
5:06
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
23
23
22
22
23
22
20
20
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
22
22
22
22
21
21
Feels °C
19
18
22
21
19
20
22
22
20
20
23
21
20
20
20
21
22
22
22
21
21
21
19
20
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