Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Portsea Back Beach today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Portsea Back Beach at 3AM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Portsea Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4974 | 6782 | 7933 | 8201 | 7674 | 6781 | 5785 | 5187 | 5140 | 3606 | 3357 | 3627 | 3368 | 3140 | 2831 | 2408 | 2020 | 1989 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:51PM1.45m | 7:05AM1.33m | 6:24PM1.39m | 7:57AM1.29m | 7:00PM1.33m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:29AM0.33m | 12:35PM0.77m | 1:11AM0.35m | 1:20PM0.85m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 62 | 162 | 346 | 496 | 7674 | 6467 | 5246 | 4618 | 4062 | 3606 | 3357 | 3165 | 2702 | 2660 | 2294 | 2032 | 1659 | 1488 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | NW 4 | NW 4 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 4974 | 6782 | 7933 | 8201 | — | 6781 | 5785 | 5187 | 5140 | 24 | 27 | 3627 | 3368 | 3140 | 2831 | 2408 | 2020 | 1989 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 25 | 27 |
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