Back Strands Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.45° N 8.49° W

Back Strands WaveFinder

Issued: 12 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Back Strands sea temperature is
16.3° C
2.3° 

Back Strands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Back Strands surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Wednesday 8 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period, W swell with glassy winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period, W swell with 227 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 8 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Back Strands this week:

The surf forecast for Back Strands over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 9s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Back Strands in the next 16 days are 1.0m 11s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 2s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 4AM.

Wave TypeTime (IST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 7AM (Wed 8th Jul)3.5ft (1.0m) 9s
Best Surf 7AM (Wed 8th Jul)3.5ft (1.0m) 9s
Most Powerful10AM (Fri 10th Jul)3.5ft (1.0m) 11s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Back Strands over the next 16 days.


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