Portsea, Australia

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Portsea Pier 2nd July 2019 3 of 3
Portsea, the nearest town, 1 km away. Photo: Openfj0re, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: 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 beginner 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

Surf spots within 20 km of Portsea: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Portsea Back Beach1.4 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up3 ft181 kJwind from the north-north-east, 15 knots, offshore3 ft175 kJwind from the north, 17 knots, offshore3 ft123 kJwind from the south, 9 knots5 ft705 kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots, offshore4 ft531 kJwind from the north, 20 knots, offshore5 ft544 kJwind from the north, 14 knots, offshore5 ft348 kJwind from the east, 6 knots
All readings for Portsea Back Beach: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Portsea Back Beach, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct50, good3 ft11 scrumbling181kJwind from the north-north-east, 15 knots, offshore20°C
Tue 20Oct59, good3 ft11 scrumbling175kJwind from the north, 17 knots, offshore20°C
Wed 21Oct26, too small3 ft9 smushy123kJwind from the south, 9 knots15°C
Thu 22Oct62, good5 ft12 scrumbling705kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots, offshore22°C
Fri 23Oct68, good4 ft12 scrumbling531kJwind from the north, 20 knots, offshore22°C
Sat 24Oct49, good5 ft11 scrumbling544kJwind from the north, 14 knots, offshore21°C
Sun 25Oct51, good5 ft9 scrumbling348kJwind from the east, 6 knots15°C
Spooks1.4 kmabout 5 min by carStays in Queenscliff, 7 kmIntermediate and up3 ft181 kJwind from the north-north-east, 15 knots, offshore3 ft175 kJwind from the north, 17 knots, offshore3 ft123 kJwind from the south, 9 knots5 ft705 kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots, offshore4 ft531 kJwind from the north, 20 knots, offshore5 ft544 kJwind from the north, 14 knots, offshore5 ft348 kJwind from the east, 6 knots
All readings for Spooks: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Spooks, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct50, good3 ft11 ssoft181kJwind from the north-north-east, 15 knots, offshore20°C
Tue 20Oct59, good3 ft11 ssoft175kJwind from the north, 17 knots, offshore20°C
Wed 21Oct26, too small3 ft9 smushy123kJwind from the south, 9 knots15°C
Thu 22Oct62, good5 ft12 ssoft705kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots, offshore22°C
Fri 23Oct68, good4 ft12 ssoft531kJwind from the north, 20 knots, offshore22°C
Sat 24Oct49, good5 ft11 ssoft544kJwind from the north, 14 knots, offshore21°C
Sun 25Oct51, good5 ft9 ssoft348kJwind from the east, 6 knots15°C

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

Windsurf near Portsea

Dive near Portsea

Places to eat near Portsea

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