Portsea Back Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.33° S 144.69° E

Portsea Back Beach WaveFinder

Issued: 10 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Portsea Back Beach sea temperature is
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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.


Portsea Back Beach surf forecast from 6 Oct 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Sunday 11 Oct, 11PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 19s period, SW swell with offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Tuesday 6 Oct, 8PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period, SW swell with 5,438 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 8 Oct, 5AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s 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 Thursday (Oct 08) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.2m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 16s. 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 3.5m 15s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Oct 06) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 5s period and expected on Wednesday (Oct 07) at 11PM.

Wave TypeTime (AEDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 5AM (Thu 8th Oct)7ft (2.2m) 15s
Best Surf11PM (Sun 11th Oct)10ft (3.0m) 19s
Most Powerful 8PM (Tue 6th Oct)11ft (3.5m) 15s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Portsea Back Beach over the next 16 days.


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