Portland Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.32° S 141.61° E

Portland 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Portland sea temperature is
15.4°C
1.3° 

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 (05 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Portland at 11AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (05 Nov)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (05 Nov)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sun
8
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
10
2.1
SW
11
1.9
SW
12
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
12
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1610
1072
1025
1739
1547
1714
1853
1575
2221
2386
3707
4927
5650
5650
5650
5377
5087
5130
4608
4228
3936
3560
3357
3031
2815
2475
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
11:14AM0.66m
00:44AM0.69m
11:25AM0.65m
00:41AM0.83m
11:39AM0.64m
1:02AM0.96m
Low Tide
6:15PM0.51m
6:39AM0.56m
5:37PM0.44m
7:13AM0.53m
5:44PM0.35m
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clear
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clear
clear
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clear
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
13
12
12
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
16
16
12
10
11
10
10
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
8
8
9
10
9
9
9
10
10
11
11
12
11
8
6
7
5
4
5
4
5
6
5
6
7
7
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