Portsea Back Beach surf break

Portsea Back Beach surfForecast / VIC – Mornington Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 14 May 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
16.3° 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 8AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (14 May)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (14 May)2.5ft (0.8m)20s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu morning, fresh winds from the N by Sat morning).

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.5
SW
21
0.8
SW
20
1
SW
19
1.4
SW
18
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.3
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
15
1.1
SW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
242
202
158
146
118
92
222
478
693
1136
1086
1000
864
957
759
584
482
431
352
323
313
396
418
679
Wind (km/h)
15
E
10
ENE
5
N
10
N
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
N
25
N
15
N
15
N
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:36AM1.22m
8:31PM1.25m
9:52AM1.30m
9:27PM1.27m
11:03AM1.40m
Low Tide
2:05AM0.55m
2:28PM0.72m
3:06AM0.48m
3:43PM0.78m
4:06AM0.39m
4:57PM0.79m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:19
5:19
Temp °C
14
13
14
15
18
20
20
19
18
17
17
15
19
21
20
19
18
17
16
16
19
20
20
19
11
12
13
13
15
17
17
16
15
13
12
10
14
17
16
14
14
13
11
10
13
15
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.8
SW
20
1
SW
19
1.4
SW
18
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.3
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
15
1.1
SW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
17
Energy kJ
242
202
158
146
118
92
90
478
693
1136
1086
1000
864
957
759
584
482
431
352
323
313
396
418
679
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
13
0.6
ESE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
21
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
S
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
S
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.1
S
15
0.3
SE
14
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.4
SW
20
1
WSW
13
Energy kJ
17
16
11
8
6
66
222
262
251
37
26
30
23
24
24
5
33
2
2
2
2
97
357
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
20
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SW
16
0.1
S
21
0.2
SSW
20
0.1
SE
7
0.3
ENE
6
Energy kJ
7
13
12
30
42
6
64
9
39
2
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.6
E
3
0.5
E
4
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NNE
3
0.7
NNE
4
0.8
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.4
N
3
Energy kJ
25
31
5
8
7
3
4
3
2
5
13
18
10
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
7
7
0
0
0
0
17
34
34
17
7
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Mornington Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
9
9
9
9
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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