
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Macquarie-Town Beach today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 4AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Port Macquarie-Town Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
23 | 35 | 43 | 28 | 47 | 58 | 88 | 99 | 122 | 151 | 160 | 152 | 102 | 77 | 54 | 52 | 39 | 38 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:56PM1.19m | 10:17AM1.41m | 10:31PM1.10m | 10:53AM1.40m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:53AM0.17m | 4:37PM0.21m | 4:22AM0.20m | 5:18PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
23 | 18 | 21 | 28 | 47 | 58 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 151 | 160 | 152 | 102 | 77 | 54 | 52 | 39 | 38 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 | S 6 | E 8 | S 8 | E 8 | SSE 6 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 4 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
10 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 31 | 31 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 4 | S 6 | E 9 | E 8 | S 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 6 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
14 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | SW 2 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 |
— | 35 | 43 | — | — | 91 | 88 | 99 | 122 | 290 | 1 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 401 | 350 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 89 | 0 | 0 |
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