Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.87° S 35.55° E

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
25.2°C
0.3° 

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 (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 6PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (03 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (03 Nov)2ft (0.6m)9s

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 23°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
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
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.6
SE
8
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.8
E
4
0.4
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.9
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
130
127
81
77
57
34
32
23
22
16
15
19
29
46
72
70
67
62
60
58
56
53
68
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:13AM1.89m
11:58PM1.86m
12:38PM2.09m
1:02AM2.07m
1:29PM2.29m
1:46AM2.28m
Low Tide
5:43PM0.99m
6:11AM0.86m
6:54PM0.80m
7:10AM0.65m
7:40PM0.59m
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clear
clear
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
Feels °C
24
23
22
21
21
22
24
22
24
24
22
21
22
22
22
23
24
23
23
23
24
22
23
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