Portsea Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.33° S 144.69° E

Portsea Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Portsea Back Beach sea temperature is
14.0°C
1.0° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Portsea Back Beach at 8PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)--
Afternoon (01 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (01 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu night, strong winds from the ESE by Fri night).

Thu
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Saturday
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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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
3
3
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
911
821
821
821
899
849
722
859
637
898
1123
1308
1308
1374
1273
1139
1139
1171
1171
1139
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
SSE
20
ENE
5
NNE
15
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
35
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:17PM1.40m
3:22AM1.57m
2:53PM1.42m
4:05AM1.55m
3:31PM1.41m
Low Tide
8:43PM0.07m
9:19AM0.52m
9:24PM0.05m
9:58AM0.56m
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5:54
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6:24
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6:25
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 mm
2
15
6
2
5
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Temp °C
14
11
11
12
11
11
12
12
13
13
13
12
13
12
12
13
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
12
7
8
11
8
8
7
7
8
8
9
6
7
4
3
5
7
8
6
6
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