
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Macquarie-Town Beach today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 6PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 10). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Port Macquarie-Town Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
294 | 800 | 322 | 211 | 140 | 137 | 113 | 103 | 113 | 103 | 77 | 88 | 88 | 168 | 520 | 459 | 372 | 288 | 233 | 188 | 146 | 106 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | on | cross-on | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:28AM0.95m | 6:50PM1.56m | 7:22AM1.03m | 7:41PM1.62m | 8:10AM1.10m | 8:27PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:02PM0.27m | 1:34AM0.19m | 1:01PM0.21m | 2:19AM0.13m | 1:53PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||
6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
294 | 800 | 322 | 211 | 112 | 137 | 113 | 103 | 113 | 103 | 77 | 88 | 88 | 168 | 520 | 459 | 372 | 288 | 233 | 188 | 146 | 106 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
— | — | 232 | 146 | 140 | 74 | 62 | 59 | 56 | 36 | 23 | 49 | 66 | 71 | 72 | 74 | 72 | 71 | 92 | 68 | 96 | 74 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 14 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | S 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | NNE 7 | S 15 | ENE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | N 11 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
— | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 43 | 4 | 58 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 2 | NW 3 | W 3 | SW 5 | SW 8 | — | — | NW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | NNE 7 | NE 2 | — | SW 3 |
638 | 1364 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 59 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | — | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 165 | 2 | 129 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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