Port Macquarie-Town Beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 23 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
24.3° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than 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 7PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.5m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)--
Afternoon (23 Apr)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (23 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu night, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
1
2
3
4
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSE
11
2
SE
10
1.7
SSE
10
2.3
SE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
2.1
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
2
ESE
8
2
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.5
E
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
E
8
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
799
784
588
1223
631
608
936
831
538
763
711
665
587
404
358
331
277
270
217
141
93
120
88
86
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
0
NNE
0
N
10
W
0
NE
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
1:32PM0.89m
1:53AM1.39m
3:02PM0.91m
3:09AM1.35m
4:19PM0.98m
4:20AM1.32m
Low Tide
6:59PM0.44m
9:09AM0.33m
8:23PM0.48m
10:14AM0.31m
9:50PM0.47m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:13
6:13
6:15
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5:19
5:17
5:16
5:15
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
21
20
20
21
20
19
20
20
20
20
20
19
20
20
20
21
21
21
20
19
18
18
17
19
17
16
17
17
16
16
18
18
18
19
20
20
20
20
19
20
19
20
19
19
18
18
17
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
12
1.5
ESE
11
0.1
NE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.8
ESE
11
1.9
SE
11
2
ESE
8
2
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.5
E
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
E
8
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ENE
7
Energy kJ
669
503
544
4
631
608
705
831
538
763
711
665
587
404
358
331
277
270
217
141
93
120
88
86
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
1.2
SSE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
SE
7
Energy kJ
5
5
4
4
4
263
98
96
56
32
32
44
61
57
54
53
37
37
52
65
84
68
49
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
4
37
36
24
15
15
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSE
11
2
SE
10
1.7
SSE
10
2.3
SE
11
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
2.1
SE
11
2.1
SE
9
2
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
Energy kJ
799
784
588
1223
471
411
936
703
500
524
492
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
240
229
22
70
22
22
5
22
229
47
17
0
17
5
17
89
125
47
106
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
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