Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Macquarie-Town Beach today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 7PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Port Macquarie-Town Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 88 | 69 | 83 | 96 | 139 | 108 | 61 | 51 | 35 | 42 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 42 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross | off |
High Tide | 1:59PM1.11m | 1:43AM0.78m | 3:09PM1.11m | 3:02AM0.73m | 4:25PM1.14m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:52PM0.56m | 7:47AM0.42m | 10:30PM0.55m | 8:51AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 88 | 59 | 45 | 35 | 89 | 71 | 61 | 51 | 35 | 12 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 42 | 28 | 27 | 2 | 27 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | S 14 | S 14 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 10 | E 9 | S 6 |
| kJ | 8 | — | 4 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | — | — | — | S 13 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | S 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | N 3 | — |
| kJ | 60 | 69 | 83 | 96 | 139 | 108 | — | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 129 | 321 | 107 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 47 | 107 | 107 | 22 |
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