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Portsea Back Beach surf break

Portsea Back Beach surfForecast / VIC – Mornington Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 07 Jan 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
17.7° 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 4AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (08 Jan)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (08 Jan)6ft (1.8m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wed
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
3
0
0
0
0
2
3
1
3
3
1
0
1
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.6
WSW
2
WSW
2.3
SW
3
SW
Period(s) (?)121212161615151515141414141413131313131212121012
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)50349449449661212031155114014131109992890877828767757543604594486734106210612457
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
SW
5
SW
20
NNE
15
N
25
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
E
15
NNE
20
NW
25
S
20
S
5
W
15
WNW
30
W
35
W
30
W
30
SW
50
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:16AM
1.55
4:19PM
1.34
4:53AM
1.53
5:08PM
1.33
5:28AM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:43PM
0.11
10:28AM
0.34
10:28PM
0.18
11:09AM
0.29
11:09PM
0.28
11:48AM
0.26
Wed
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise----6:05-------6:07-------6:07---
Sunset8:47-------8:47-------8:47-------
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C282526232520181717171717182634252019191817192018
Feels °C (?)25222419221613131315151517243122181917121012149
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