Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Portsea Back Beach today (28 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Portsea Back Beach at 10PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Portsea Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Tue night, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 990 | 846 | 809 | 721 | 649 | 649 | 1287 | 1210 | 1179 | 1149 | 1006 | 879 | 868 | 856 | 868 | 988 | 1096 | 1082 | 1185 | 1055 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 12:32PM1.26m | 1:12AM1.41m | 1:08PM1.32m | 1:57AM1.50m | 1:42PM1.37m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:47PM0.32m | 7:22AM0.45m | 7:26PM0.21m | 8:02AM0.46m | 8:04PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 17 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 990 | 846 | 809 | 721 | 649 | 649 | 1287 | 1210 | 1179 | 1149 | 1006 | 879 | 868 | 856 | 868 | 988 | 1096 | 1082 | 1185 | 1055 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | — | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | N 4 |
| kJ | 30 | — | 16 | 57 | 194 | 243 | 280 | 80 | 115 | 104 | 97 | 146 | 69 | 93 | 209 | 214 | 84 | 84 | 87 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | S 15 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 81 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | 115 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 30 | 36 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 4 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 44 | 34 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 4 |
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