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Portsea Back Beach Surf Forecast
/ VIC – Mornington Peninsula (24 breaks) / Victoria (127 breaks) /
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Portsea Back Beach surfForecast / VIC – Mornington Peninsula / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 25 Apr 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.1° 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 12AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Portsea Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat night, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | |
784 | 1101 | 979 | 915 | 804 | 780 | 669 | 604 | 577 | 552 | 511 | 502 | 511 | 459 | 519 | 411 | 431 | 471 | 565 | 666 | 738 | 1059 | 1135 | 1257 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:57PM1.46m | 5:44AM1.31m | 6:49PM1.38m | 6:53AM1.25m | 7:45PM1.31m | 8:13AM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:14AM0.24m | 11:57PM0.62m | 12:09PM0.36m | 00:55AM0.62m | 1:11PM0.49m | 2:00AM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
 | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 |
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Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 |
16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 |
 kJ | 784 | 1101 | 979 | 915 | 804 | 780 | 669 | 604 | 577 | 552 | 511 | 502 | 511 | 459 | 519 | 411 | 431 | 471 | 565 | 666 | 609 | 669 | 659 | 1257 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | NNE 4 | SW 18 | SW 3 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 58 | 565 | 49 | 47 | 24 | 20 | 42 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 71 | 42 | 27 | 26 | 87 | 187 | 453 | 629 | 738 | 1059 | 1135 | 585 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | — | — | SW 4 | S 16 | S 26 | S 24 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | — | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 21 | 44 | 76 | 124 | 118 | 106 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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