Portsea Back Beach surf break

Portsea Back Beach surfForecast / VIC – Mornington Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 14 Sep 2025 AEST
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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
13.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Portsea Back Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Portsea Back Beach at 2PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (14 Sep)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (14 Sep)5ft (1.6m)13s

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

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Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wed
17
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.2
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.7
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
SW
3.5
WSW
3
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131313131317161515141413131212121214141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)108698489290591984684679285116111436102096572262368961758778213202576356345112974
Wind
(km/h)
25
N
30
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
30
N
30
N
35
N
45
N
45
N
35
N
50
N
35
N
20
SSW
25
NW
35
WNW
25
NW
35
NW
40
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:11AM
1.57
3:48PM
1.47
4:59AM
1.52
4:28PM
1.44
5:50AM
1.44
5:12PM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:05AM
0.51
10:20PM
0.07
10:48AM
0.58
11:06PM
0.11
11:34AM
0.65
11:57PM
0.18
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wed
17
Sunrise6:24-------6:22-------6:20-------
Sunset---6:08-------6:09-------6:10----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------1--------
Temp. °C121419201917161514172021201417131213151514121111
Feels °C (?)671214131097471210131111776665322
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for VIC - Mornington Peninsula

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Portsea Back Beach (fresh winds from the NNW at Point Wilson 29 km from Portsea Back Beach). A 1.1m groundswell from the SW

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29 km away, 1 h 22 min ago

30 km/h
NNW
0.0
13.2
Air / Water (°C)
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