Portsea Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.33° S 144.69° E

Portsea Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Portsea Back Beach sea temperature is
13.4° C
0.6° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Portsea Back Beach at 1PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (14 Aug)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (14 Aug)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 13°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4414
4218
3962
3911
3911
4155
3672
3357
2982
2821
2668
2516
2341
2010
1855
1572
1336
1238
1139
1048
1033
1018
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SE
10
S
20
S
20
S
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:04PM1.43m
00:55AM1.36m
1:48PM1.48m
1:55AM1.43m
2:28PM1.52m
Low Tide
6:23AM0.24m
7:09PM0.53m
7:21AM0.23m
7:57PM0.40m
8:10AM0.25m
8:41PM0.30m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:45
 mm
Temp °C
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
13
12
11
10
10
11
11
13
13
Feels °C
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
8
8
9
10
7
8
9
8
8
7
8
10
9
11
11
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