Portsea Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.33° S 144.69° E

Issued: 9 am 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Portsea Back Beach sea temperature is
14.7° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Portsea Back Beach at 5PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (02 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (02 Jul)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
19
3
WSW
17
3
WSW
17
4
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
15
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
15
3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
347
246
239
244
378
501
1044
4701
5277
9103
10386
9188
7280
6992
5733
3419
3112
2692
2740
1945
2241
2603
3326
4361
Wind (km/h)
40
NNW
50
NNW
40
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
45
NW
45
NW
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:48PM1.51m
1:01AM1.23m
2:25PM1.53m
1:50AM1.24m
2:59PM1.52m
2:37AM1.26m
Low Tide
6:48AM0.28m
7:56PM0.72m
7:32AM0.27m
8:35PM0.66m
8:13AM0.27m
9:10PM0.60m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:37
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:10
5:12
5:12
 mm
4
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
11
11
11
10
9
9
10
12
13
12
10
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
5
3
4
4
3
2
0
-1
-1
1
3
6
5
4
5
5
4
5
6
5
5
5
6
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
SW
13
1.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
17
3
WSW
17
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
14
0.4
SSW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
15
3
SW
16
Energy kJ
347
246
239
244
378
501
857
4701
5277
5140
4168
74
2270
1945
2241
2603
3326
4361
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
10
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SW
20
1.2
SW
19
0.8
SSW
14
1
S
15
1.1
SSW
16
1.7
S
16
Energy kJ
13
107
69
105
124
101
1044
265
453
612
1477
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.3
NE
6
0.3
SW
17
0.4
WSW
6
0.4
SW
20
Energy kJ
16
3
5
44
14
103
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNW
5
1.5
NNW
5
1.6
NW
5
1.5
NW
5
1.3
NW
5
1.7
WNW
5
1.7
WNW
5
1.9
WNW
6
2
W
6
4
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
15
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
1.1
SSW
7
1.6
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
Energy kJ
80
104
120
108
85
141
153
209
261
9103
10386
9188
7280
6992
5733
3419
3112
2692
2740
114
1224
1557
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
3
2
1
9
8
6
5
5
5
5
4
1
4
2
9
Distance (km)
513
488
201
25
488
488
489
346
558
346
520
500
31
31
31
31
45
25
45
45
357
31
294
453
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Rating
(10 max)
2
9
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4
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6
6
5
5
5
5
4
9
8
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5
5
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5
5
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7
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
9
8
7
6
6
6
8
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
7
4
5
5
5
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