Portsea Back Beach surf break

Portsea Back Beach surfForecast / VIC – Mornington Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 06 Apr 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
18.3° C
(Which is 1.4°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 3PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (06 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (06 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


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Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thu
09
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
4
4
4
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.8
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
Period(s) (?)121214141313131212121212141414131313131414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2402864535133923803202862442407928994595731226136012281228115510441048957802791
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
30
N
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NE
10
ENE
10
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscrossononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:08PM
1.56
2:44AM
1.42
3:42PM
1.55
3:13AM
1.39
4:15PM
1.52
3:42AM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:36AM
0.16
9:06PM
0.53
9:08AM
0.16
9:39PM
0.56
9:38AM
0.17
10:11PM
0.59
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thu
09
Sunrise6:39-------6:39-------6:41-------
Sunset---6:07-------6:06-------6:05----
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1----1-1---------------
Temp. °C161617192019181817161615151414131213141616161616
Feels °C (?)15111315151416151412119991010910121414131211
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