Portsea Back Beach surf break

Portsea Back Beach surfForecast / VIC – Mornington Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 03 Dec 2025 AEDT
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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
15.2° C
(Which is 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 4AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm December 03). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Dec)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (04 Dec)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (04 Dec)8ft (2.5m)14s

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

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Wed
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
3
3
2
0
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.1
SW
1.7
SW
2.1
WSW
2.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.7
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
WSW
1.8
WSW
Period(s) (?)111111111116151414131313121212131313131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)39648847947943155312121724235076774480266682711821311122611361003824657522545967
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
20
N
15
N
20
N
35
N
40
N
35
NW
35
SSW
40
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
SE
10
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
20
W
15
NNW
15
WNW
30
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
off
crosson
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:10PM
1.32
10:25AM
1.23
12:20AM
1.42
11:27AM
1.26
1:20AM
1.52
12:28PM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:57AM
0.76
5:13PM
0.20
6:13AM
0.76
6:14PM
0.12
7:19AM
0.71
Wed
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunrise----5:50-------5:50-------5:50---
Sunset8:30-------8:30-------8:31-------
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------------1-
Temp. °C272421212325312215151414141516161514131314151618
Feels °C (?)23191716161623168121213131413111212111110121312
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