Portland Surf and Wind Quality by Season (VIC – Far West, Australia)

The charts below show frequency of occurrence of a certain swell or wind in Portland, broken down by both direction and strength (wave height).

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

Seasonal Portland Swell and Wind Distribution

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This chart describes how commonly and how strongly the wind blows from different direct... (show all text)

The figure illustrates the range of swells directed at Portland through an average sout... (show all text)

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The rose diagram describes the range of swells directed at Portland over a normal south... (show all text)

This picture illustrates how commonly and how strongly the wind blows from different di... (show all text)

The rose diagram shows the range of swells directed at Portland through an average sout... (show all text)

You can also compare this with Portland swell conditioned on favourable winds.

Also see overall Portland surf quality charts (on the guide page) and Portland surf quality by month.