Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Macquarie-Town Beach today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 9PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Port Macquarie-Town Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 206 | 215 | 215 | 215 | 222 | 228 | 247 | 260 | 260 | 253 | 290 | 249 | 212 | 173 | 161 | 404 | 331 | 301 | 269 | 206 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:36AM1.20m | 11:42PM1.12m | 12:18PM1.16m | 00:16AM0.99m | 1:04PM1.13m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:41PM0.32m | 5:54AM0.26m | 6:30PM0.42m | 6:26AM0.32m | 7:28PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  |  |  | | | | |  | |  | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 7 | S 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 206 | 87 | 76 | 74 | 222 | 51 | 247 | 260 | 22 | 59 | 290 | 249 | 212 | 161 | 145 | 404 | 331 | 301 | 269 | 206 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | SSW 13 | E 9 | S 9 | E 9 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 14 | S 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 37 | — | 55 | 15 | 52 | 15 | 35 | 34 | 40 | 22 | 121 | 150 | 167 | 173 | 161 | 29 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 15 | S 14 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 40 | — | 8 | 16 | 16 | 29 | 11 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 35 | 31 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | ESE 7 | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 215 | 215 | 215 | — | 228 | — | — | 260 | 253 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 160 | 240 | 321 | 321 | 229 | 17 | 0 | 31 | 5 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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