Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.87° S 35.55° E

Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
25.1°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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 2PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (26 Sep)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the SSE by Mon night).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
13
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.9
ESE
8
1
SSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
215
273
195
184
170
110
144
101
85
129
124
119
272
243
181
179
195
146
134
125
86
98
151
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
5
ENE
10
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:42PM2.86m
3:53AM2.82m
4:09PM2.94m
4:21AM2.88m
4:38PM2.94m
Low Tide
9:33AM0.06m
9:50PM0.04m
10:00AM-0.06m
10:17PM-0.03m
10:29AM-0.11m
10:46PM-0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
light rain
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Temp °C
20
21
21
22
22
21
21
22
22
23
23
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
23
22
Feels °C
20
21
21
21
20
19
19
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
23
23
27
26
25
23
22
20
18
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