Portland Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.32° S 141.61° E

Portland 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Portland sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.8° 

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


How big are the waves at Portland today (18 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Portland at 8PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)--
Afternoon (18 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (18 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s

Table - waves today at Portland. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
3
4
5
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3714
3856
3916
3261
4212
3416
4704
3065
2747
2602
1761
1102
2541
3080
2690
2264
1972
1787
1665
4070
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
W
20
W
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
30
N
30
NNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:46PM0.82m
4:16AM0.89m
1:31PM0.80m
5:02AM0.81m
12:47PM0.80m
Low Tide
8:50PM0.17m
9:27AM0.70m
9:03PM0.21m
9:03AM0.75m
9:05PM0.27m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:24
6:25
6:27
 mm
1
Temp °C
19
19
17
15
14
15
14
18
21
20
20
16
15
14
16
22
23
17
15
13
Feels °C
13
14
11
9
7
8
8
12
15
15
16
12
10
8
9
14
16
11
9
8
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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