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Back Beach

Wattle Range Council, South Australia, Australia

No photo of Back Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:33 pm
6 am
3.7
12 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
7 am
4.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
8 am
5.3
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.3
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.0
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.0
17 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
3.8
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.8
12 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
4.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
4.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
7 pm
3.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Poor

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
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Water
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Wind
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Gusts
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Waves
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UV
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Tide
rising
Rain
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Sunset
7:33 pm
Today
3.7Poor6 am128
4.4Fair7 am138
5.3Fair8 am127
5.3Fair9 am149
5.0Fair10 am128
4.6Fair11 am138
4.7Fair12 pm106
5.4Fair1 pm106
5.0Fair2 pm1711
3.8Poor3 pm1610
3.8Poor4 pm128
4.6Fair5 pm138
4.8Fair6 pm117
3.8Poor7 pm106
Sat
4.5Fair6 am64
4.0Fair7 am85
3.7Poor8 am85
3.8Poor9 am85
3.9Poor10 am96
4.0Fair11 am106
1.6Poor12 pm106
2.8Poor1 pm106
3.8Poor2 pm75
3.6Poor3 pm1610
3.1Poor4 pm2013
2.6Poor5 pm2314
1.9Poor6 pm2415
1.7Poor7 pm2515
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 11 pm, 0.3 m. Low at 6 am, -<0.1 m. High at 11 am, 0.3 mHigh 11 pm, 0.3 m<1 ftLow 6 am, -<0.1 m<1 ftHigh 11 am, 0.3 m<1 ftNow11 pm5 am11 am
  • High 11 pm, 0.3 m<1 ft
  • Low 6 am, -<0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 11 am, 0.3 m<1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 94%
  • Mon4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 22%
  • Tue4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 25%
  • Wed5.5 GoodBest 4 pm to 5 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 25%
  • Thu3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 5%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms440 m0.3 mi away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 200 m670 ft. Fee not listed

Getting there

Nearest town
1.4 km0.9 miSouthend (village)
Nearest airport
23 km14 miMillicent Airport (MLR)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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