Portsea Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.33° S 144.69° E

Portsea Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Portsea Back Beach sea temperature is
13.5°C
0.7° 

Portsea Back Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Portsea Back Beach today (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Portsea Back Beach at 7AM is: 3.5m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)11ft (3.5m)17s
Afternoon (10 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (10 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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)
0
6
5
4
3
2
0
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8703
7981
7129
5849
4930
4437
3725
3227
2741
2482
2278
2278
2525
2945
3455
3589
3589
3353
2963
2723
2289
2150
1907
1675
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
NNE
5
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:41AM1.24m
10:31PM1.22m
11:44AM1.29m
11:52PM1.31m
12:34PM1.35m
Low Tide
3:47AM0.36m
4:42PM0.65m
5:10AM0.36m
5:52PM0.51m
6:17AM0.34m
6:46PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:07
6:07
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
14
18
19
17
Feels °C
4
6
5
5
7
6
6
8
9
8
8
9
10
9
9
10
9
9
7
7
11
16
16
15
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