Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.87° S 35.55° E

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
24.4° 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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 9PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (30 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (30 Jul)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
1
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
10
1
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.9
S
7
2.2
S
9
2.5
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
2.5
S
10
3
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
216
212
400
520
316
749
1432
1632
1600
1569
1714
1854
1752
1749
1948
2166
1897
1769
1855
1334
1703
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
20
SSE
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:37PM2.62m
4:49AM2.61m
5:05PM2.69m
5:17AM2.66m
5:34PM2.72m
Low Tide
10:29AM0.25m
10:45PM0.24m
10:57AM0.17m
11:13PM0.21m
11:25AM0.14m
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
5:14
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
23
21
20
20
20
20
20
22
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
21
22
20
19
19
Feels °C
22
21
16
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
16
15
15
14
15
17
16
14
15
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