Portsea Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.33° S 144.69° E

Portsea Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Portsea Back Beach sea temperature is
13.9°C
1.1° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Portsea Back Beach at 9PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)--
Afternoon (14 Sep)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (14 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon night, strong winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Mon
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.4
SW
18
2
SW
6
2.1
SW
7
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
347
295
205
196
126
311
485
2719
4003
4767
5815
5278
5044
4310
4226
4079
4192
3990
3629
3678
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WNW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
1:55PM1.45m
2:32AM1.54m
2:30PM1.47m
3:14AM1.55m
3:03PM1.47m
Low Tide
8:12PM0.19m
8:36AM0.38m
8:49PM0.15m
9:13AM0.43m
9:24PM0.14m
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:09
6:10
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
16
15
13
11
10
11
11
11
11
10
11
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
14
13
13
12
8
4
3
2
1
0
1
0
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
5
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