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Teiki Mathieu Baillan surfing a self-made Alaya surfboard in Macaroni, Mentawaï, Indonesia. Photo by C. Naslain, 2009.
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Portsea Back Beach
Australia, VIC, Melbourne East
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Datum: WGS84 [ Help ] |
Latitude: 38° 20.107' S |
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Drive down back beach road, may have to pay a parking toll to enter national park, pritty easy to find and ask a local if you need to. It can be one of the best waves in the world, if u get it good. DistanceDay trip WalkShort walk (5-15 mn) Easy to find?Easy to find Public access?Public access Special accessDon't know |
Surf Spot Characteristics
Surf Spot Quality
Wave qualityRegional Classic
ExperienceExperienced surfers
FrequencyVery consistent (150 day/year)
Wave
TypeBeach-break
DirectionRight and left
BottomSandy with rock
PowerHollow, Fast, Powerful, Fun
Normal lengthNormal (50 to 150m)
Good day lengthNormal (50 to 150m)
Tide, Swell and Wind
Good swell directionSouthWest, South, SouthEast
Good wind directionNorth, NorthWest, NorthEast
Swell sizeStarts working at Less than 1m / 3ft and holds up to 4m+ / 12ft
Best tide positionAll tides
Best tide movementRising and falling tides
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Week crowdEmpty
Week-end crowdCrowded
Webcam urlhttp://www.surfshop.com.a...
Dangers
- Rips / undertow
- Localism
- Sharks
Additional Information
Atmosphere
It is sick
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Author: Anonymous Contributors (1)
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Comments
By Anonymous , 30-07-2009
hows it going? - yeah well thanks. We can all agree that when the conditions are sublime...then porty is cookin' and it never ceases to dissapoint. It might be only a couple of days a year, but hey..you can't win them all!
Cheers,
Darryl
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By Matt Sampson , 16-05-2010
Portsea - I surfed that place a 7 years ago with the guy with the black ute... I think his name was cooki a local plumber I think.. The left out the front was floorless for a while holding 8ft. Has anyone seen cooki? Havn't seen him in years he was always out there!