Back Beach Surf Break

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 23.87° S 35.55° E

Issued: 7 am 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
25.2° 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 (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 12PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (01 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (01 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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
ESE
8
0.6
SSW
11
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
11
2
SSE
7
1.2
SSW
12
2.2
S
13
2
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
75
95
76
78
78
78
59
59
64
72
43
51
86
129
127
174
159
165
158
143
371
461
1583
1421
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
NNW
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
25
NNW
25
N
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
10
W
10
W
15
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
Wind State
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:50PM2.47m
5:05AM2.46m
5:22PM2.50m
5:36AM2.46m
5:55PM2.49m
Low Tide
10:42AM0.37m
10:59PM0.37m
11:13AM0.34m
11:31PM0.38m
11:45AM0.34m
00:03AM0.41m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
<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>
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:02
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
23
22
22
24
24
24
23
22
21
20
20
23
23
22
22
22
22
Feels °C
24
25
23
22
22
21
21
20
20
20
21
20
21
21
20
19
20
20
24
21
19
20
20
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.6
S
16
1
N
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
12
0.8
ESE
11
2
S
13
Energy kJ
75
75
76
78
78
78
59
59
64
68
43
40
41
47
47
174
52
35
150
140
222
461
135
1421
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
10
0.6
SSW
8
0.5
SSW
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
ESE
9
0.6
S
15
0.8
ESE
12
0.6
NNE
5
0.6
SSW
14
0.4
NNE
5
0.8
ESE
11
0.3
NNE
5
0.7
ESE
11
Energy kJ
46
95
58
57
36
30
29
17
49
72
40
40
86
129
127
47
159
153
19
143
8
135
5
105
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
S
6
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
S
11
0.1
SE
14
0.2
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
9
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
NNE
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.3
NNE
5
0.3
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
Energy kJ
59
40
38
35
30
30
50
7
6
21
51
21
7
17
55
49
165
158
13
8
5
5
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
2
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
NNE
3
0.7
NNE
4
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.9
N
4
1
NNE
4
1.6
NNE
5
1.6
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.2
N
5
0.9
S
6
2
SSE
7
1.8
SSE
7
2.2
S
13
1.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
1
3
6
14
14
14
20
28
43
133
160
117
77
58
371
310
1583
79
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
5
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
4
4
Distance (km)
23
0
23
1205
854
761
743
137
680
680
449
137
137
137
592
0
0
0
1
803
800
647
589
424
Best forecast wave conditions in Inhambane
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Mozambique
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
5
7
7
6
5
6
7
9
9
5
5
6
6
5
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Back Beach surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest