Portsea Back Beach surf break

Portsea Back Beach surfForecast / VIC – Mornington Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 01 May 2026 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
17.1° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than 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 9AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (01 May)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (01 May)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
13
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
726
746
911
899
899
810
787
666
637
569
495
444
444
386
347
352
363
357
352
416
521
597
612
548
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNE
35
N
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNE
30
N
25
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:39PM1.29m
11:56AM1.40m
11:28PM1.32m
12:45PM1.49m
00:12AM1.35m
1:27PM1.55m
Low Tide
5:13AM0.40m
5:56PM0.70m
6:02AM0.33m
6:45PM0.69m
6:43AM0.27m
7:28PM0.67m
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
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7:01
7:03
7:03
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5:34
5:32
5:30
7
2
4
Temp °C
21
19
18
19
24
26
25
23
21
20
19
20
21
23
23
22
22
22
20
16
18
16
16
15
16
13
12
13
18
21
20
18
17
15
13
13
14
17
17
17
16
17
15
12
13
12
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
13
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
SW
14
Energy kJ
726
746
911
899
899
810
787
666
637
569
495
444
444
386
347
352
363
357
352
416
521
597
612
548
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
S
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
E
4
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
20
48
48
95
41
16
41
14
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
9
16
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
SE
10
0.2
SSW
14
Energy kJ
1
1
3
19
4
20
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
3
0.6
NNE
3
0.7
NNE
4
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.5
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
NNE
3
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.7
N
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.6
N
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
N
4
0.4
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
NW
3
Energy kJ
5
9
13
13
13
11
7
7
4
4
5
19
22
14
11
12
16
16
10
19
22
5
2
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
Distance (km)
7
7
7
17
19
0
0
0
0
0
21
51
53
19
3
0
26
13
17
7
17
17
13
17
Best forecast wave conditions in Mornington Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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