Point Plomer 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.31° S 152.98° E

Issued: 3 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Point Plomer sea temperature is

19.8° C

Point Plomer surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Point Plomer today (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Point Plomer at 9AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 2.1m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	8s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	8s
Evening (16 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	8s

Table - waves today at Point Plomer. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Thursday 16								Friday 17								Saturday 18
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	852	784	729	725	644	575	542	557	544	574	521	485	452	452	440	470	440	516	692	921	1274	1768	2168	2338
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				9:27AM1.14m				9:41PM1.82m					10:16AM1.17m				10:27PM1.70m				11:04AM1.18m
Low Tide		3:40AM-0.05m				3:05PM0.07m					4:24AM-0.03m			3:56PM0.12m					5:07AM0.03m				4:47PM0.21m


	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—
mm	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	—	—	1	1	1	—	1	1	1
Temp °C	15	15	15	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	15	17	18	17	17	17	17
Feels °C	9	10	10	12	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	12	12	11	11	12	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	536	512	475	518	440	261	247	243	309	349	340	320	320	329	329	349	349	372	477	635	928	1324	1450	1764
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	ESE 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 21	SSE 21	SSE 21	SSE 21	SSE 20	SSE 20
kJ	—	—	—	—	28	159	138	138	82	63	63	44	55	39	24	15	12	13	18	44	44	42	40	38
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 15	SE 15	SE 14	S 19	S 21	—	—	SSE 11	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	28	26	42	42	34	35	33	32	23	8	8	7	9	—	—	13	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11
kJ	852	784	729	725	644	575	542	557	544	574	521	485	452	452	440	470	440	516	692	921	1274	1768	2168	2338
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	1	1	2	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	1	1	1	1	3
Distance (km)	31	76	76	76	105	105	86	38	86	86	38	210	210	277	86	38	31	76	76	301	301	422	390	301
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie	Scotts Head	Scotts Head	Scotts Head	Scotts Head	Seal Rocks	Seal Rocks	Saltwater	North Haven	Tuncurry-North Wall	Tuncurry-North Wall	Tuncurry-North Wall				Tuncurry-North Wall	Scotts Head	Hat Head	Scotts Head	Scotts Head
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	2	2	2				2	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	6	6	9	6	8	9	8	7	6	6	8	9	9	9	7

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