Portsea Back Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Mornington Peninsula, Australia)
Portsea Back Beach Spot ID
Type: beach
Reliability: very consistent
Best: Swell SW | Wind NE
Sea Temperature Today is: 14.4 °C
| Wednesday 16 | ||||
| 2AM | 5AM | 8AM | 11AM | |
| Wave (m) |
 SW |
 WSW |
WSW |
 WSW |
| Period (s) | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
| Wind (km/h) |  |
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| Wind State | cross- on |
cross- off |
off | off |
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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.
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs
Tide Times:
For Port Phillip Heads, Australia, 7 km from Portsea Back Beach.
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Portsea Back Beach Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At St Andrews Beach, 17 km from Portsea Back Beach.
calm km/h |  dry | Air temperature 11 °C |
Overall Portsea Back Beach Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in October
Wind stats for Portsea Back Beach: see the variation in direction and stength by month.
Surf photos from
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Use this relief map to navigate to VIC - Mornington Peninsula surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Portsea Back Beach
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Portsea Back Beach:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break2 mi
- Second closest break2 mi
- Third closest break4 mi
- Fourth closest break4 mi
- Fifth closest break7 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Portsea Back Beach:
- Closest wave buoy263 mi
- Second closest wave buoy310 mi
- Third closest wave buoy361 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy442 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy470 mi
Tide stations nearest to Portsea Back Beach:
- Closest tide station4 mi
- Second closest tide station14 mi
- Third closest tide station16 mi
- Fourth closest tide station21 mi
- Fifth closest tide station27 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Portsea Back Beach:
- Closest ski area68 mi
- Second closest ski area87 mi
- Third closest ski area93 mi
- Fourth closest ski area95 mi
- Fifth closest ski area126 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Portsea Back Beach:
- Closest city location18 mi
- Second closest city location28 mi
- Third closest city location31 mi
- Fourth closest city location36 mi
- Fifth closest city location43 mi
Airports
- 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.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Portsea Back Beach, VIC - Mornington Peninsula. Use the tab navigation above to view Portsea Back Beach sea temperature, Portsea Back Beach photographs, Portsea Back Beach detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Portsea Back Beach webcams, current wind from VIC - Mornington Peninsula live weather stations and Portsea Back Beach tide predictions. The Australia swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Australia and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Australia wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Portsea Back Beach.
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