Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Portsea Back Beach today (01 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Portsea Back Beach at 6AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 31). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Portsea Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 315 | 329 | 257 | 236 | 756 | 756 | 647 | 236 | 236 | 442 | 406 | 350 | 736 | 891 | 1187 | 1363 | 1220 | 1203 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:51AM1.57m | 4:19PM1.37m | 5:36AM1.51m | 5:11PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:05PM0.02m | 10:49AM0.55m | 10:52PM0.08m | 11:34AM0.55m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 315 | 244 | 196 | 163 | 187 | 159 | 117 | 91 | 236 | 442 | 406 | 350 | 736 | 891 | 1187 | 1363 | 1220 | 1203 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 7 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | — |
| kJ | 10 | 256 | 244 | 236 | 197 | 200 | 236 | 236 | 73 | 14 | 31 | 132 | 206 | 177 | 68 | 66 | 98 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 21 | 99 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | NW 3 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 269 | 329 | 257 | 2 | 756 | 756 | 647 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 17 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 17 | 31 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 44 | 43 | 155 |
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