Portsea Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.33° S 144.69° E

Issued: 9 am 11 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Portsea Back Beach sea temperature is
15.0° C

Slightly warmer than usual

Portsea Back Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Portsea Back Beach today (11 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Portsea Back Beach at 1PM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jun)8ft (2.4m)16s
Afternoon (11 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Evening (11 Jun)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the N by Fri night).

Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sun
14
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.9
SW
18
1.8
SW
18
1.8
SW
17
1.7
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2796
3059
2725
2233
2027
1752
1580
1558
1438
1325
1184
1133
808
2423
2042
1995
1567
1225
1210
1179
1219
1124
928
1079
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
5
N
5
ENE
10
E
10
NE
10
NNE
20
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
30
NNE
35
N
35
N
40
N
40
N
45
N
45
N
40
N
25
WNW
25
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:08AM1.28m
6:53PM1.36m
8:17AM1.32m
7:42PM1.35m
9:28AM1.37m
8:38PM1.34m
Low Tide
12:51PM0.71m
1:34AM0.42m
1:53PM0.81m
2:30AM0.36m
3:03PM0.87m
3:31AM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:06
5:06
5:06
 mm
3
9
2
1
Temp °C
13
12
13
14
14
14
15
14
14
13
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
15
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
11
10
11
13
12
12
13
10
9
7
11
12
9
9
7
7
7
7
8
11
9
6
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.9
SW
18
1.8
SW
18
1.8
SW
17
1.7
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
Energy kJ
2796
3059
2725
2233
2027
1752
1580
1558
1438
1325
1184
1133
804
2423
2042
1995
1567
1225
1210
1179
1219
1124
928
1079
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
16
0.1
SW
24
0.3
SW
22
0.4
SW
21
1.1
SW
19
1.3
SW
13
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.6
N
5
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
Energy kJ
87
129
83
73
42
48
22
73
162
808
560
61
59
57
53
50
49
16
48
44
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
22
0.2
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
16
Energy kJ
9
36
71
49
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
3
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1
N
4
1.1
N
4
1.2
N
5
1.3
N
5
1.3
N
5
1.2
N
5
1
N
5
0.9
WNW
4
1.2
SW
5
1.2
SW
6
1.1
SW
6
Energy kJ
9
19
19
28
34
43
61
81
83
68
47
24
67
92
72
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
17
17
17
44
19
63
126
138
63
44
27
25
45
25
25
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Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
2
4
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
6
7
7
6
6
6
6
7
6
7
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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