Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.87° S 35.55° E

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
25.1°C
1.2° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 9PM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)7ft (2.1m)9s
Afternoon (02 Oct)7ft (2.2m)9s
Evening (02 Oct)7ft (2.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
1
2
1
2
1
2
0
0
1
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
9
2.4
ESE
9
2.3
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.8
SE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
692
813
831
787
787
770
913
846
749
632
559
575
553
511
511
421
376
319
272
266
266
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
15
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
S
25
S
25
S
15
S
10
SSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:51PM2.16m
7:13AM2.07m
7:45PM1.85m
8:35AM1.79m
10:09PM1.64m
Low Tide
12:43PM0.54m
1:01AM0.72m
1:35PM0.86m
2:06AM1.01m
3:29PM1.13m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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5:15
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5:37
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 mm
1
2
1
1
2
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Temp °C
21
20
20
21
20
20
20
21
25
24
23
22
21
21
20
22
24
24
23
22
22
Feels °C
19
19
19
21
20
21
20
20
25
23
22
22
22
22
21
22
24
22
21
22
24
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