Portsea Back Beach surf break

Portsea Back Beach surfForecast / VIC – Mornington Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 19 Jul 2025 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
13.7° 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 6PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)--
Afternoon (19 Jul)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (19 Jul)10ft (3.0m)16s

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

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Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SW
3
SW
3.5
WSW
3
SW
3
WSW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)161616161515151515151515151415151515141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)36334427509950954618432938943598299428162620233622141930185918851908162813181034848689525403
Wind
(km/h)
40
NW
35
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
W
10
NW
10
N
10
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
N
20
N
25
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
30
N
35
NNE
40
N
45
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:22PM
1.48
6:32AM
1.42
6:03PM
1.46
7:35AM
1.40
6:51PM
1.42
8:44AM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:23AM
0.57
11:57PM
0.26
12:12PM
0.68
12:48AM
0.24
1:08PM
0.79
1:45AM
0.23
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Sunrise-------7:31-------7:31-------7:31
Sunset-5:21-------5:22-------5:22------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1412111099891011121199991214141313131314
Feels °C (?)445433366897542257875445
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for VIC - Mornington Peninsula

  1. weather stationWind Update Cross-shore wind at Portsea Back Beach have swung cross-off (light winds from the NNW at Point Wilson 29 km from Portsea Back Beach). 2.0m 15s groundswell from the SW with a 1.6m 5s windswell from the WNW. Swells combining to make to make bigger set waves.

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29 km away, 1 h 3 min ago

17 km/h
NNW
12.5
13.7
Air / Water (°C)
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