
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Macquarie-Town Beach today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 8AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 27). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Port Macquarie-Town Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
210 | 159 | 109 | 253 | 254 | 278 | 329 | 613 | 564 | 476 | 541 | 324 | 284 | 246 | 205 | 212 | 177 | 193 | 184 | 188 | 235 | 245 | 240 | 231 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:36AM1.27m | 8:50PM1.26m | 9:12AM1.34m | 9:29PM1.21m | 9:52AM1.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:24AM0.13m | 2:42PM0.15m | 2:56AM0.12m | 3:25PM0.14m | 3:29AM0.14m | 4:11PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
210 | 159 | 109 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 43 | 51 | 88 | 67 | 67 | 324 | 284 | 246 | 205 | 212 | 177 | 193 | 184 | 188 | 235 | 245 | 240 | 231 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 8 | — | — | S 15 | — | S 19 | S 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 6 | ENE 8 |
2 | 2 | 39 | — | — | 4 | — | 7 | 6 | 27 | 24 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 54 | 62 | 44 | 61 | 58 | 44 | 44 | 37 | 12 | 83 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 12 | S 11 | E 6 | ENE 8 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 16 | SSE 19 |
3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 80 | 43 | 42 | 75 | 66 | 29 | 61 | 30 | 33 | 29 | 20 | 19 | 51 | 73 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | SW 3 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | — |
286 | 4 | 141 | 253 | 254 | 278 | 329 | 613 | 564 | 476 | 541 | 129 | 90 | 70 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 5 | 93 | 89 | 229 | 321 | 287 | 93 | 229 | 22 | 70 | 22 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 17 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 93 | 145 | 107 | 107 | 2 |
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