Port Macquarie-Town Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.46° S 152.94° E

Port Macquarie-Town Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Macquarie-Town Beach sea temperature is
20.0°C
0.7° 

Port Macquarie-Town Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Port Macquarie-Town Beach today (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 6AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (28 Aug)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

Table - waves today at Port Macquarie-Town Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
2
3
3
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
4
4
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.7
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
2.1
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.6
S
8
1.1
SE
9
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
1.6
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
372
325
277
767
691
582
496
396
331
325
307
307
356
183
587
731
588
339
203
192
200
235
168
377
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
0
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
5
SE
5
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:35AM1.06m
8:43PM1.38m
9:08AM1.12m
9:18PM1.35m
9:41AM1.17m
9:54PM1.30m
Low Tide
2:37AM0.15m
2:20PM0.21m
3:07AM0.13m
2:58PM0.17m
3:36AM0.12m
3:39PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:29
5:30
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
16
17
17
17
16
16
15
14
16
17
17
17
16
15
14
13
15
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
13
13
13
16
15
14
15
15
14
13
12
13
13
13
14
13
13
12
11
12
14
14
15
14
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