Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Portsea Back Beach today (24 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Portsea Back Beach at 12AM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 17s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Portsea Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri night, light winds from the SSW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2007 | 1899 | 2583 | 2133 | 2080 | 1976 | 1738 | 1480 | 1460 | 1308 | 1196 | 1179 | 1109 | 1262 | 1140 | 1124 | 1109 | 1094 | 902 | 2171 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 9:38PM1.06m | 10:07AM1.12m | 10:59PM1.13m | 11:03AM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:25PM0.61m | 3:44AM0.60m | 4:30PM0.54m | 5:04AM0.63m | 5:29PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 22 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 2007 | 1899 | 2583 | 2133 | 2080 | 1976 | 1738 | 1480 | 1460 | 1308 | 1196 | 1179 | 1109 | 1262 | 1140 | 1124 | 1109 | 1094 | 902 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | SSW 17 | S 17 | SW 5 | SW 4 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 28 | 100 | 91 | 37 | 15 | 137 | 118 | 77 | 82 | 47 | 41 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 34 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | S 17 | SSW 17 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | — | — | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 7 | — | 153 | 160 | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 17 | 40 | 18 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | SW 16 | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | E 9 | E 3 | — | — | SSE 4 | — | — | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 21 | 7 | 2465 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 6 | 5 | — | — | 7 | — | — | 64 | 53 | 282 | 2171 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 100 | 25 | 17 | 27 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 138 | 3 | 7 | 100 | 170 | 31 | 31 |
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