Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Portsea Back Beach today (10 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Portsea Back Beach at 11PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Portsea Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1049 | 792 | 946 | 878 | 996 | 904 | 2352 | 2944 | 3326 | 3486 | 3158 | 2894 | 1761 | 2972 | 2905 | 2687 | 2944 | 2520 | 2840 | 3162 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:04PM1.24m | 00:50AM1.36m | 12:55PM1.30m | 1:46AM1.46m | 1:38PM1.35m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:24PM0.39m | 7:03AM0.49m | 7:16PM0.28m | 7:54AM0.48m | 7:59PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1049 | 792 | 946 | 878 | 996 | 904 | 2352 | 2944 | 3326 | 3486 | 3158 | 2894 | 1761 | 2972 | 2905 | 2687 | 2944 | 2520 | 2840 | 2557 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | S 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 216 | 375 | 603 | 42 | 86 | 147 | 132 | 80 | 89 | 1199 | 100 | 101 | 96 | 131 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | NW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | WSW 18 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 395 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 10 | 17 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 37 | 116 | 3162 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 45 | 25 | 17 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 25 | 17 |
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