Portsea Back Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Victoria – Mornington Peninsula, Australia)
Surf Break: Portsea Back Beach
Photo credit: Nick
Surf Break: Portsea Back Beach
| Name: | Portsea Back Beach |
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| Type: | beach |
| Reliability: | very consistent |
| Best Swell: SW | Offshore Wind: NE |
Portsea Back Beach in Mornington Peninsula is an exposed beach break that has very consistent waves and works all around the year. The best wind direction is from the northeast. Groundswells are more common than windswells and the optimum swell angle is from the southwest. The beach break provides left and right handers. Best around mid tide. It very rarely gets crowded here. Watch out for rips, locals and sharks.
Overall Portsea Back Beach Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution
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.
The graph describes the variation of swells directed at Portsea Back Beach over a norma... (show all text)
The rose diagram shows how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different di... (show all text)
Also see Portsea Back Beach surf quality by season and Portsea Back Beach surf quality by month.
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Use this relief map to navigate to Victoria - Mornington Peninsula surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Portsea Back Beach
Visitor Reviews of Portsea Back Beach |
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Portsea Back Beach:(click location name for more details) |
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| Closest break | Spooks | 2 mi |
| Second closest break | Quarantine | 2 mi |
| Third closest break | Pearses Beach | 4 mi |
| Fourth closest break | Point Lonsdale | 4 mi |
| Fifth closest break | Rye Ocean Beach | 7 mi |
Wave buoys nearest to Portsea Back Beach: |
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| Closest wave buoy | W Hawaii Buoy | 5342 mi |
| Second closest wave buoy | SW Hawaii Buoy | 5370 mi |
| Third closest wave buoy | NW Hawaii Buoy | 5504 mi |
| Fourth closest wave buoy | NW Hawaii Buoy | 5560 mi |
| Fifth closest wave buoy | N Hawaii 1 Buoy | 5877 mi |
Tide stations nearest to Portsea Back Beach: |
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| Closest tide station | Port Phillip Heads, Australia | 4 mi |
| Second closest tide station | Geelong, Australia | 21 mi |
| Third closest tide station | Stony Point, Australia | 29 mi |
| Fourth closest tide station | Melbourne, Australia | 34 mi |
| Fifth closest tide station | Loutit Bay, Australia | 41 mi |
Ski Resorts closest to Portsea Back Beach: |
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| Closest ski area | Mt Donna Buang (Australia) | 68 mi |
| Second closest ski area | Lake Mountain (Australia) | 87 mi |
| Third closest ski area | Mount Baw Baw (Australia) | 93 mi |
| Fourth closest ski area | Mt St Gwinear (Australia) | 95 mi |
| Fifth closest ski area | Mount Buller (Australia) | 126 mi |
Town and city forecasts close to Portsea Back Beach: |
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| Closest city location | Sorrento (Australia) | 2 mi |
| Second closest city location | Queenscliff (Australia) | 5 mi |
| Third closest city location | Blairgowrie (Australia) | 6 mi |
| Fourth closest city location | Clifton Springs (Australia) | 14 mi |
| Fifth closest city location | Leopold (Australia) | 16 mi |
- The closest passenger airport to Portsea Back Beach is Avalon Airport (AVV) in Australia, 37 km (23 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Portsea Back Beach is Melbourne Moorabbin Airport (MBW), also in Australia, 53 km (33 miles) away.
- Third is Melbourne Essendon Airport (MEB) in Australia, 69 km (43 miles) away.
- Melbourne International Airport (MEL) in Australia is 74 km (46 miles) away.
- Albury Airport (ABX), also in Australia is the fifth nearest airport to Portsea Back Beach and is 322 km (200 miles) away.
