Portsea Back Beach surf break

Portsea Back Beach surfForecast / VIC – Mornington Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 27 Mar 2026 AEDT
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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
19.0° C
(Which is 1.7°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 4PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)13ft (4.0m)9s
Afternoon (27 Mar)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (27 Mar)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
1.4
SW
2.2
SSW
1.3
SW
2.1
SSW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)998887121212121212121212121314141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)28142058161110429827736191407471119768977385411009299291058132515001470125510361042933
Wind
(km/h)
50
SSW
45
S
45
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
5
ESE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:47AM
1.39
7:13PM
1.40
6:39AM
1.32
8:10PM
1.31
7:44AM
1.24
9:15PM
1.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:28PM
0.13
12:59AM
0.65
1:22PM
0.23
1:58AM
0.69
2:25PM
0.34
3:11AM
0.69
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
Sunrise7:28-------7:30-------7:31-------
Sunset---7:22-------7:21-------7:20----
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1----1111---------------
Temp. °C141414141414151616171717171616161616161615151514
Feels °C (?)34456791010121213131313131414141413131513
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