Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Portsea Back Beach today (04 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Portsea Back Beach at 4AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Portsea Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Fri 6 | |||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 699 | 613 | 537 | 473 | 423 | 374 | 390 | 286 | 1031 | 1130 | 350 | 819 | 770 | 488 | 425 | 366 | 492 | 288 | 455 | 276 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 6:11PM1.27m | 7:14AM1.34m | 7:22PM1.21m | 8:10AM1.27m | 8:43PM1.19m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:36AM0.30m | 1:22PM0.54m | 1:38AM0.43m | 2:27PM0.52m | 2:50AM0.55m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | — | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 699 | 613 | 537 | 473 | 423 | 374 | 390 | 286 | — | 264 | 350 | 10 | 10 | 488 | 425 | 366 | 103 | 288 | 455 | 276 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | SW 21 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SW 20 | SW 6 | SW 18 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 18 | 29 | 26 | 21 | 60 | 75 | 112 | 257 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 21 | WSW 15 | SW 20 | SW 19 | WSW 15 | SW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 17 | 22 | 60 | 122 | 21 | 109 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | W 4 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 6 | — | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 14 | 1031 | 1130 | 183 | 819 | 770 | — | — | — | 492 | 102 | — | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 520 | 45 | 31 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 45 | 31 | 7 | 13 | 25 |
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