Portsea Back Beach surf break

Portsea Back Beach surfForecast / VIC – Mornington Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 02 Dec 2025 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
15.5° 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 12AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm December 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Dec)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (03 Dec)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (03 Dec)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tue
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.6
SW
2.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
2.1
SW
Period(s) (?)111111131313131011111111111615141413131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)771534453690543535519217447488479479431710677107721037677448787306959701249
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
5
NE
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
WNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
35
N
30
N
40
N
35
NNW
20
WSW
40
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
offcrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
onononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:54PM
1.24
9:23AM
1.22
11:10PM
1.32
10:25AM
1.23
12:20AM
1.42
11:27AM
1.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:38AM
0.72
4:08PM
0.28
4:57AM
0.76
5:13PM
0.20
6:13AM
0.76
Tue
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Sunrise----5:50-------5:50-------5:50---
Sunset8:29-------8:30-------8:30-------
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141413121318252727242122222531261615141414141515
Feels °C (?)121310991421222219161515172323911111212121210
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