Port Macquarie-Town Beach surf break

Port Macquarie-Town Beach surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 16 Apr 2026 AEST
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Port Macquarie-Town Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Port Macquarie-Town Beach sea temperature is
23.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Port Macquarie-Town Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 5AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (17 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (17 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
3
2
2
3
5
4
4
4
3
4
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.2
SSE
1.9
S
2.1
S
2.5
S
2.3
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.5
SSE
3
S
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
3
S
3
SSE
Period(s) (?)10109999888810781010101112121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)196179108101997469504949103085231347959110014522762184019791840177826262128
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
10
NNW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
15
ESE
15
E
10
NNE
15
NW
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
S
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:50PM
1.34
8:07AM
1.24
8:30PM
1.43
8:50AM
1.20
9:13PM
1.50
9:35AM
1.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:02AM
0.15
2:08PM
0.12
2:49AM
0.12
2:45PM
0.12
3:38AM
0.12
3:25PM
0.15
Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise----6:09-------6:09-------6:09---
Sunset-------5:25-------5:24-------5:23
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212018181824252422192019182021201817151515192020
Feels °C (?)212117151522212221171515151616151314121212151515
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