Portland Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Far West of Victoria, Australia)

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Portland Surf Guide

Portland in Far West Coast is a sheltered beach and point break that has pretty consitent surf. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the northwest. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the south. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights Best around mid tide when the tide is rising. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Beware of rips, rocks and sharks.

Portland Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and point	3	fairly consistent	16.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Portland:

The best conditions reported for surf at Portland occur when a South swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northwest.

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16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Portland (for consistent clean waves)?

julyBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Portland with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of July. Clean surfable waves are typically found 46% of the time in July while 31% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 23% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

46%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

31%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

23%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Portland Location Map

Interactive Portland surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Portland is Avalon Airport (AVV) in Australia, which is 252 km (157 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Portland is Melbourne International Airport (MEL), also in Australia, 293 km (182 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Portland Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 08:56 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SSW	SW
Period (s)	10	10	16	16
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

What does Portland look like?

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Credit: ron jeremy

Tides at Portland

Current tide and informaton

For Portland, Australia, 4 km from Portland.

Next High Water: 02:27pm | 1.18m

Next Low Water: 09:02pm | 0.65m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Portland Sea Temperature

The Portland water temperature is rather cool (16.6 °C) and the air temperature will feel about the same. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit and neoprene boots.