Portsea Back Beach surf break

Portsea Back Beach surfForecast / VIC – Mornington Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 07 Feb 2026 AEDT
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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
18.4° 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 10PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm February 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Feb)--
Afternoon (07 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (07 Feb)5ft (1.6m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
Period(s) (?)121212121212121212121212111111111111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)882854773695624624503503442396389343288278273268233198198198194165171177
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
25
SSE
20
SE
10
SSE
0
ESE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
ENE
25
S
25
SE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
glassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:55PM
1.40
4:58AM
1.48
5:36PM
1.38
5:26AM
1.45
6:15PM
1.35
5:52AM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:52PM
0.32
11:19AM
0.16
11:26PM
0.42
11:52AM
0.17
11:58PM
0.51
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Sunrise------6:39-------6:41-------6:43-
Sunset--8:30-------8:29-------8:28-----
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------143-------------
Temp. °C171716171718202220191919181818181918171717171717
Feels °C (?)141312161817202217162020181818171816141515151615
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