Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Macquarie-Town Beach today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 5AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Port Macquarie-Town Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
120 | 170 | 163 | 179 | 226 | 251 | 272 | 412 | 586 | 364 | 364 | 318 | 275 | 767 | 716 | 608 | 496 | 396 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:32PM1.36m | 8:01AM1.00m | 8:08PM1.38m | 8:35AM1.06m | 8:43PM1.38m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:06AM0.20m | 1:40PM0.26m | 2:37AM0.15m | 2:20PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
120 | 120 | 91 | 72 | 64 | 66 | 73 | 78 | 430 | 364 | 364 | 318 | 275 | 767 | 716 | 608 | 496 | 396 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 76 | 59 | 51 | 37 | 151 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 37 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | ENE 8 | — | — | S 15 | S 13 | S 13 |
— | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 22 | 41 | 39 | 74 | 36 | — | — | 17 | 82 | 81 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
121 | 170 | 163 | 179 | 226 | 251 | 272 | 412 | 586 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 17 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 22 | 93 | 204 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 107 | 0 | 0 |
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