Portsea Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.33° S 144.69° E

Portsea Back Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Portsea Back Beach sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.8° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Portsea Back Beach at 4AM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s
Afternoon (04 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (04 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat morning, light winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
3
3
5
4
4
3
5
4
3
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
WSW
14
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
3
WSW
15
3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6494
5036
5681
6068
5394
4853
4777
4838
4663
4189
3544
3102
2851
2437
2122
2422
4372
3513
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
25
NNW
20
N
30
N
40
N
35
N
45
N
45
NW
50
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:22AM1.49m
3:55PM1.44m
5:09AM1.45m
4:33PM1.42m
Low Tide
9:50PM0.13m
10:13AM0.54m
10:31PM0.12m
10:53AM0.62m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
 mm
1
1
2
5
8
1
Temp °C
13
11
10
9
9
10
14
15
14
12
14
14
14
15
15
13
12
12
Feels °C
7
6
4
3
3
5
9
10
9
6
7
8
6
6
5
3
4
4
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