Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.87° S 35.55° E

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
23.5°C
0.4° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 3AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (03 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)17s
Evening (03 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
1.2
ENE
6
0.8
ESE
7
0.4
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
26
26
42
76
80
235
311
354
259
228
163
108
59
57
51
83
62
48
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
ENE
25
ENE
10
E
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:35PM2.50m
6:47AM2.38m
7:11PM2.24m
7:27AM2.12m
7:59PM1.94m
Low Tide
00:43AM0.44m
1:01PM0.48m
1:20AM0.69m
1:46PM0.76m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:27
5:27
 mm
Temp °C
23
23
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
23
24
24
23
23
23
Feels °C
22
22
21
22
22
21
21
20
21
21
21
21
21
22
23
23
23
26
26
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