Back Beach Surf Break

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 23.87° S 35.55° E

Issued: 7 pm 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
25.7° C

1.5°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 (19 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 12AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jun)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (19 Jun)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (19 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu night, min 21°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SE by Sat morning).

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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
2
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
SSW
14
0.6
S
16
1
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
15
1.2
S
15
1.2
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSE
7
2
SSE
7
2.2
SSE
7
2.1
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
13
1.9
S
13
2.2
S
13
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
250
193
516
604
559
619
593
545
506
414
339
269
298
367
503
501
493
1872
1145
1574
964
846
714
615
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
W
10
WSW
0
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:09PM2.60m
6:29AM2.45m
6:56PM2.48m
7:14AM2.31m
7:46PM2.32m
8:04AM2.16m
Low Tide
00:23AM0.34m
12:41PM0.34m
1:10AM0.50m
1:29PM0.48m
2:00AM0.67m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:59
4:59
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
2
Temp °C
24
24
24
24
23
22
24
24
23
23
22
23
23
22
23
22
22
21
22
22
22
21
22
22
Feels °C
23
23
24
24
24
22
26
22
21
22
19
19
19
16
18
17
17
16
17
18
18
17
19
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
1
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
15
1.2
S
15
1.2
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.5
S
12
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
S
14
0.9
S
13
1.9
S
13
2.2
S
13
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
Energy kJ
250
165
516
604
559
619
593
545
506
414
339
269
160
71
158
179
280
1145
1568
964
846
714
615
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
6
0.6
S
16
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.2
SSW
16
0.1
E
9
0.5
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
1.2
E
7
Energy kJ
27
193
32
33
34
36
27
18
17
10
26
1
121
71
128
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
17
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.4
ESE
6
0.7
SE
8
Energy kJ
135
18
14
21
19
17
16
16
10
59
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
6
0.5
S
3
0.7
S
4
1.1
SSE
5
1.5
SSE
6
1.8
SSE
7
2
SSE
7
2.2
SSE
7
2.1
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
13
1.3
ESE
6
2.3
SSE
12
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
7
Energy kJ
33
5
14
52
143
298
367
503
501
493
1872
123
1574
134
139
157
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
Distance (km)
23
23
137
0
0
0
0
1205
854
798
647
647
592
592
647
1504
1504
1353
1019
761
424
424
449
23
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Rating
(10 max)
2
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4
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4
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
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