Portsea Back Beach surf break

Portsea Back Beach surfForecast / VIC – Mornington Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 16 Apr 2026 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
17.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Portsea Back Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Portsea Back Beach at 6PM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (16 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (16 Apr)7ft (2.1m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.4
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)121212121110101312131314141413121212121111111112
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)68361453747895476871222011830278932573504294425111607138514151200974794662600331303
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
15
S
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:11AM
1.18
10:27PM
1.18
11:25AM
1.29
11:20PM
1.23
12:26PM
1.42
12:07AM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:22PM
0.62
4:50AM
0.48
5:34PM
0.62
5:45AM
0.36
6:33PM
0.61
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
Sunrise6:48-------6:48-------6:50-------
Sunset---5:52-------5:52-------5:50----
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
----1-1--1--------------
Temp. °C151923221614141414131414141313121212121212111111
Feels °C (?)111317161199885566677888910998
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