Portsea, Australia
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About Portsea
Portsea is a town in Victoria, Australia. From Portsea you can reach 2 surf spots, 1 kite spot, 1 windsurf spot and 4 dive sites. The nearest is Melbourne Portsea, a kite and windsurf spot 0.9 km from the centre. Overture lists 10 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites. The nearest airport is Melbourne Avalon International Airport (AVV), 37 km away.
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Staying in Portsea
- 10 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: Melbourne Avalon International Airport (AVV), 37 km, MBW, 52 km, MEB, 68 km
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Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Portsea.
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Surf within 20 km
The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Portsea too.
Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.
| Spot | Sun 18 | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portsea Back Beach1.4 kmabout 5 min by car | 2 ft47 kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots, offshore, too small | 3 ft177 kJwind from the north-north-east, 14 knots, offshore, good | 3 ft166 kJwind from the north, 16 knots, offshore, good | 3 ft118 kJwind from the north, 6 knots, offshore, fair | 5 ft754 kJwind from the north-east, 12 knots, offshore, good | 5 ft533 kJwind from the north, 20 knots, offshore, good | 5 ft518 kJwind from the north, 5 knots, offshore, fair |
All readings for Portsea Back Beach: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Spooks1.4 kmabout 5 min by carStays in Queenscliff, 7 km | 2 ft47 kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots, offshore, too small | 3 ft177 kJwind from the north-north-east, 14 knots, offshore, good | 3 ft166 kJwind from the north, 16 knots, offshore, good | 3 ft118 kJwind from the north, 6 knots, offshore, fair | 5 ft754 kJwind from the north-east, 12 knots, offshore, good | 5 ft533 kJwind from the north, 20 knots, offshore, good | 5 ft518 kJwind from the north, 5 knots, offshore, fair |
All readings for Spooks: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Portsea, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).
Kite near Portsea
- Melbourne Portsea 0.9 km · stays here
Windsurf near Portsea
- Melbourne Portsea 0.9 km · stays here
Dive near Portsea
- Portsea Pier West Reef 1.1 km · stays here
- Portsea Pier 1.2 km · stays here
- Portsea Hole 1.6 km · stays here
- Portsea Pier East Reef 1.6 km · stays here
Places to eat near Portsea
- Blakeaway1.2 km from the centre
- Bread Bread Wine1.2 km from the centre
- Pompette Portsea1.2 km from the centre
- Radio Luna PortseaSeafood · 1.3 km from the centre
Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits