Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.87° S 35.55° E

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
24.6° C
1.3° 

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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 7AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (14 Jul)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (14 Jul)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
8
1.1
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
10
1.6
SE
10
2.1
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.9
SE
10
2
SSE
10
2
SE
10
2
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.5
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
181
177
180
254
248
690
520
880
746
465
622
643
681
756
753
769
695
597
585
575
551
516
244
220
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:32AM2.50m
3:53PM2.64m
4:15AM2.62m
4:36PM2.76m
4:55AM2.69m
5:17PM2.80m
Low Tide
9:41AM0.27m
10:06PM0.17m
10:24AM0.14m
10:48PM0.11m
11:04AM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
18
23
24
24
21
20
19
20
21
24
24
23
22
22
21
21
22
23
23
23
23
22
Feels °C
18
18
16
21
21
20
18
18
17
18
19
21
20
19
19
20
19
18
19
18
19
19
20
20
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