Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Macquarie-Town Beach today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 11AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Port Macquarie-Town Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 585 | 486 | 466 | 446 | 405 | 396 | 393 | 393 | 359 | 332 | 332 | 260 | 260 | 202 | 193 | 142 | 123 | 100 | 95 | 84 | 67 | 64 | 149 | 188 |
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 | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:08AM0.79m | 1:35PM1.21m | 2:09AM0.75m | 2:30PM1.16m | 3:38AM0.75m | 3:34PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:36AM0.44m | 8:50PM0.46m | 7:27AM0.51m | 10:07PM0.45m | 8:36AM0.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 585 | 486 | 466 | 446 | 405 | 396 | 393 | 393 | 359 | 332 | 332 | 260 | 260 | 202 | 193 | 142 | 123 | 100 | 95 | 84 | 67 | 64 | 37 | 188 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 9 | ENE 8 | ESE 9 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 46 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 48 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 37 | 37 | 51 | 19 | 33 | 49 | 28 | 41 | 44 | 46 | 50 | 34 | 37 | 31 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 5 | ENE 10 | — | ESE 12 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 10 | ENE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 12 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 56 | 54 | 39 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 33 | — | 14 | 48 | 43 | 28 | 26 | 35 | 25 | 35 | 5 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | ENE 5 | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 22 | — | 64 | — | — | — | 50 | 48 | 149 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 229 | 47 | 229 | 463 | 321 | 371 | 229 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 229 | 229 | 107 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 145 | 224 | 107 | 2 |
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