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Portsea Back Beach surf break

Portsea Back Beach surfForecast / VIC – Mornington Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 06 Feb 2026 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
17.9° 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 1AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm February 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (07 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (07 Feb)5ft (1.6m)12s

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

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Fri
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
3
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
3
3
1
3
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131313121212121212121212121212111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)113711201021940925911882854773695624624555503450396349298288278273268202202
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
20
S
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
15
SSE
0
SE
20
S
10
SE
5
NE
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
S
10
SSE
10
S
20
S
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrossglassglasscross-
on		glasscross-
on		crossglassglasscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:27AM
1.49
4:55PM
1.40
4:58AM
1.48
5:36PM
1.38
5:26AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:15PM
0.24
10:45AM
0.18
10:52PM
0.32
11:19AM
0.16
11:26PM
0.42
11:52AM
0.17
Fri
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Sunrise----6:39-------6:39-------6:41---
Sunset8:30-------8:30-------8:29-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------1-131-------
Temp. °C151515141416161717161617171818181819181717191919
Feels °C (?)111314131315121214141617151915181921191817201816
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