Portsea Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.33° S 144.69° E

Portsea Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Portsea Back Beach sea temperature is
13.5° C
0.4° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Portsea Back Beach at 9PM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)--
Afternoon (29 Jul)13ft (4.0m)16s
Evening (29 Jul)11ft (3.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9594
7557
5438
4310
3446
2499
1982
1730
1417
1299
1265
974
868
786
773
634
614
503
551
494
Wind (km/h)
40
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
0
SE
5
SE
5
SE
0
NE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:52AM1.32m
10:44PM1.14m
12:39PM1.36m
11:48PM1.16m
1:20PM1.40m
Low Tide
5:50PM0.83m
5:32AM0.33m
6:45PM0.74m
6:25AM0.30m
7:28PM0.65m
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
11
10
11
11
11
10
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
1
3
4
4
4
6
6
5
7
7
6
7
6
7
7
9
11
11
11
11
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