Portsea Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.33° S 144.69° E

Portsea Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Portsea Back Beach sea temperature is
13.5°C
0.7° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Portsea Back Beach at 7AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (07 Sep)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (07 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
4
4
2
4
3
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
13
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1.9
SSW
7
1.9
SSW
8
2
SSW
8
1.7
SSW
9
1.9
SW
14
1.7
SW
12
1.1
SW
19
1.3
SW
18
1.3
SW
18
2.1
SW
17
2.5
WSW
16
2
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
4
SW
19
4
SW
18
4
SW
18
4
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
903
449
392
292
355
430
551
475
1330
874
887
995
1087
2442
3543
1953
3544
5428
5937
6346
11156
10382
10148
10208
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
WSW
20
W
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
S
10
NNW
15
WSW
5
W
10
SSW
10
SW
25
WSW
35
SW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:59AM1.31m
6:13PM1.30m
8:07AM1.24m
7:28PM1.23m
9:24AM1.22m
8:58PM1.19m
Low Tide
00:08AM0.18m
12:33PM0.74m
1:09AM0.25m
1:44PM0.76m
2:23AM0.32m
3:11PM0.74m
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
6:05
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
11
12
12
11
11
11
10
9
8
8
11
12
12
11
9
10
11
11
11
11
11
12
Feels °C
9
7
6
4
4
5
6
8
7
7
6
4
9
9
9
5
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
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