Portsea Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.33° S 144.69° E

Portsea Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Portsea Back Beach sea temperature is
13.1° C
0.3° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Portsea Back Beach at 6AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (08 Aug)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (08 Aug)5ft (1.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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)
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
1
3
2
3
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
17
1.7
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SW
19
1.8
SW
19
1.9
SW
19
2.3
SW
18
3
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
1.7
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1882
1697
1367
1210
1194
1149
966
940
833
752
639
548
458
347
376
823
729
1198
2268
2612
3123
5343
6097
1474
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
30
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
45
NNE
50
NNE
50
N
45
N
35
NNE
20
ENE
40
N
25
NW
35
NNW
30
NNW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:24AM1.38m
5:40PM1.41m
7:25AM1.33m
6:30PM1.37m
8:34AM1.30m
7:35PM1.31m
Low Tide
11:43PM0.21m
11:58AM0.72m
00:33AM0.21m
12:52PM0.80m
1:32AM0.22m
1:59PM0.85m
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:15
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:38
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
2
6
2
4
4
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
14
14
14
13
13
13
11
11
12
12
13
13
12
9
8
8
9
13
13
12
Feels °C
9
9
7
6
7
8
7
7
6
6
3
1
2
1
4
6
8
0
2
0
2
6
6
5
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