Portsea Back Beach surf break

Portsea Back Beach surfForecast / VIC – Mornington Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 29 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
17.0° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than 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 12AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (30 Apr)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (30 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed night, fresh winds from the N by Sat morning).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
4
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1572
1688
1572
1423
1152
947
872
801
743
676
726
746
746
899
821
799
787
666
637
569
495
444
444
386
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
35
N
35
N
25
NE
cross
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:43PM1.27m
10:54AM1.32m
10:39PM1.29m
11:56AM1.40m
11:28PM1.32m
12:45PM1.49m
Low Tide
4:16AM0.48m
4:55PM0.70m
5:13AM0.40m
5:56PM0.70m
6:02AM0.33m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:01
7:01
7:03
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5:35
5:34
5:32
Temp °C
17
18
18
18
20
19
22
24
23
22
20
19
19
19
24
25
25
23
21
19
19
20
21
22
15
17
16
15
15
13
16
18
19
18
15
14
14
13
18
20
21
18
16
14
14
13
14
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
1572
1688
1572
1423
1152
947
872
801
743
676
726
746
746
899
821
799
787
666
637
569
495
444
444
386
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
E
4
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
S
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
E
7
Energy kJ
67
40
4
21
21
25
20
48
48
42
41
16
41
18
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.6
N
3
0.6
N
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
N
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
N
3
0.6
NNE
3
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.5
N
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
NNE
3
0.6
NNE
3
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
Energy kJ
9
7
7
9
10
8
3
3
5
8
12
13
6
3
4
4
5
9
21
27
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
Distance (km)
4
0
0
3
0
7
7
7
7
7
0
0
7
7
7
7
0
0
0
3
16
34
48
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Mornington Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
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