Portsea Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.33° S 144.69° E

Portsea Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Portsea Back Beach sea temperature is
13.8° C
0.4° 

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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Portsea Back Beach at 3PM is: 4.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)13ft (4.0m)15s
Afternoon (14 Jul)13ft (4.0m)15s
Evening (14 Jul)13ft (4.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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)
4
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
16
4
WSW
15
3.5
SW
16
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6407
7785
6185
7000
6693
6303
4054
3352
2944
2606
2534
2166
2006
2035
2285
2416
2562
2562
2562
2668
2516
2199
2038
1907
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
N
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
11:27AM1.43m
10:21PM1.31m
12:30PM1.49m
11:37PM1.33m
1:23PM1.54m
00:50AM1.36m
Low Tide
4:10AM0.23m
5:09PM0.87m
5:20AM0.20m
6:24PM0.78m
6:26AM0.18m
7:25PM0.67m
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:19
5:20
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
13
14
12
11
10
9
9
9
12
12
13
13
13
12
13
12
12
12
13
12
12
10
Feels °C
6
4
6
6
5
6
6
4
5
5
8
9
10
11
11
10
11
10
11
10
11
11
11
8
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