Surf Forecasts:
Portsea Back Beach surf forecast from 7 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 13 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 15s period, WSW swell with cross-onshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 13 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 14s period, SW swell with 9,083 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 8 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Portsea Back Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Portsea Back Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 08) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.8m and 17s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 18s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Portsea Back Beach in the next 16 days are 5.0m 14s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 13) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 5s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 09) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Sat 8th Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) 17s |
| Best Surf | 10AM (Thu 13th Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Thu 13th Aug) | 16ft (5.0m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Portsea Back Beach over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, near gales from the N by Sun morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 13 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1155 | 1882 | 1210 | 1149 | 833 | 478 | 347 | 729 | 2802 | 3269 | 1420 | 1402 | 1048 | 647 | 2845 | 3544 | 8826 | 8912 | 5157 | 3398 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:00PM1.44m | 6:24AM1.38m | 5:40PM1.41m | 7:25AM1.33m | 6:30PM1.37m | 8:34AM1.30m | 7:35PM1.31m | 9:51AM1.29m | 8:53PM1.26m | 11:07AM1.32m | 10:20PM1.25m | 12:12PM1.38m | 11:43PM1.29m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:43PM0.21m | 11:58AM0.72m | 00:33AM0.21m | 12:52PM0.80m | 1:32AM0.22m | 1:59PM0.85m | 2:40AM0.25m | 3:23PM0.85m | 3:56AM0.26m | 4:55PM0.78m | 5:14AM0.26m | 6:11PM0.66m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:42 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 1155 | 1882 | 1210 | 1149 | 833 | 478 | 347 | 729 | 2802 | 101 | 1420 | 1402 | 1048 | 647 | 2845 | 3544 | — | 7054 | 5157 | 3398 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SSW 18 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 20 | ENE 9 | ESE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SW 20 | SSW 17 | S 17 | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 441 | 61 | 21 | 48 | 41 | 83 | 202 | 604 | 28 | 19 | 50 | 47 | 37 | 377 | 172 | 142 | — | — | 199 | 165 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | S 18 | ESE 4 | ESE 7 | SSW 19 | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 47 | 15 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 4 | 122 | — | — | — | — | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NW 3 | SW 17 | SW 8 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | WSW 6 | NW 5 | SW 13 | WSW 15 | — | WNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 12 | 13 | 26 | 43 | 95 | 61 | 9 | 3269 | 346 | 11 | 28 | 55 | 143 | 62 | 8826 | 8912 | — | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 51 | 121 | 48 | 17 | 17 | 500 | 25 | 44 | 63 | 358 | 27 | 486 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 25 |
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