
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Macquarie-Town Beach today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 3AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Port Macquarie-Town Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
123 | 90 | 81 | 60 | 42 | 44 | 91 | 116 | 197 | 184 | 243 | 172 | 168 | 93 | 83 | 68 | 125 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:51AM0.71m | 3:32PM1.12m | 4:46AM0.75m | 4:42PM1.15m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:58PM0.51m | 8:08AM0.52m | 11:03PM0.46m | 9:40AM0.53m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | NE 5 |
123 | 90 | 81 | 60 | 42 | 44 | 91 | 116 | 104 | 27 | 30 | 172 | 168 | 56 | 83 | 68 | 125 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | S 10 | SSE 18 | NNE 5 | S 11 | NNE 5 | SSE 16 | S 8 | NE 4 | E 8 |
30 | 29 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 31 | 70 | 197 | 89 | 243 | 18 | 59 | 11 | 49 | 22 | 13 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 18 | S 9 | S 8 | NE 5 | SSE 17 | E 11 | E 11 | E 9 | E 11 |
44 | 44 | 31 | 60 | 30 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 184 | 56 | 33 | 13 | 93 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | N 2 | — | — | NE 2 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 4 | — | S 5 |
1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 16 | 21 | 72 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 14 | — | 94 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 169 | 169 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 320 | 47 | 106 |
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