Portsea Back Beach surf break

Portsea Back Beach surfForecast / VIC – Mornington Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 24 Apr 2026 AEST
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Portsea Back Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Portsea Back Beach sea temperature is
17.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Portsea Back Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Portsea Back Beach at 8PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)--
Afternoon (24 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (24 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

Table - waves today at Portsea Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat morning, calm by Mon morning).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
0
2
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.4
SW
15
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
355
278
202
373
261
342
331
525
784
1087
979
915
804
780
669
594
577
552
511
502
511
519
519
418
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
N
30
N
30
N
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
10
N
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSW
0
SE
5
SSE
5
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
5:09PM1.54m
4:44AM1.38m
5:57PM1.46m
5:44AM1.31m
6:49PM1.38m
6:53AM1.25m
Low Tide
10:25AM0.14m
11:06PM0.62m
11:14AM0.24m
11:57PM0.62m
12:09PM0.36m
00:55AM0.62m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:56
6:56
6:58
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5:42
5:40
5:39
5:38
Temp °C
21
23
22
21
19
18
17
17
23
24
23
21
19
18
18
18
24
24
20
18
17
17
16
17
16
17
17
16
14
12
10
11
16
18
17
15
13
12
12
12
18
21
16
16
16
17
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.4
SW
15
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
355
278
202
373
261
342
331
525
784
1087
979
915
804
780
669
594
577
552
511
502
511
519
519
418
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.5
SW
14
0.1
SW
21
0.6
WSW
10
0.3
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.1
SE
8
0.3
SSW
17
1.1
SW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.4
NNE
4
0.1
SW
18
0.1
S
18
0.4
SW
17
0.3
SW
16
0.1
SW
26
0.1
SW
26
Energy kJ
4
4
99
18
64
59
95
3
58
565
49
47
19
20
42
17
4
4
13
6
71
42
27
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SW
20
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.3
SSW
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
SW
26
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
3
3
16
7
3
3
53
4
27
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
NNE
3
0.5
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.7
N
3
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.6
N
3
0.6
NNE
3
0.6
NNE
3
0.7
NNE
4
0.5
N
3
0.4
SSW
3
Energy kJ
3
5
5
3
3
3
11
13
13
9
6
5
8
9
9
13
6
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
1
3
3
2
Distance (km)
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
17
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
0
43
4
31
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Mornington Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
9
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