
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Macquarie-Town Beach today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 9AM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
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 30°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | NE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 11 | S 10 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | E 6 | SSE 15 | E 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
243 | 172 | 168 | 93 | 83 | 68 | 253 | 4 | 245 | 375 | 997 | 826 | 612 | 404 | 329 | 156 | 260 | 280 | 277 | 322 | 203 | 135 | 167 | 99 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:46AM0.75m | 4:42PM1.15m | 5:43AM0.83m | 5:35PM1.20m | 6:23AM0.92m | 6:19PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:03PM0.46m | 9:40AM0.53m | 11:47PM0.39m | 10:58AM0.49m | 00:22AM0.31m | 11:53AM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 17 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | SSE 17 | NE 5 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 15 | S 12 |
22 | 172 | 13 | 56 | 83 | 68 | 8 | 4 | 56 | 113 | 997 | 826 | 612 | 404 | 130 | 107 | 260 | 186 | 145 | 106 | 78 | 88 | 167 | 67 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | NE 5 | SSE 17 | NE 5 | SSE 16 | S 8 | E 9 | E 11 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | E 14 | S 20 | SSE 11 | SSE 19 | SSE 11 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 9 | S 8 |
243 | 22 | 168 | 13 | 49 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 143 | 37 | 156 | 120 | 280 | 277 | 322 | 203 | 135 | 38 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 8 | S 11 | SSE 17 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 8 | E 11 | E 8 | S 18 | NNE 6 | NE 8 | SSE 19 | N 10 | SSE 18 | SSW 20 | N 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 12 | S 20 | SSE 16 |
55 | 22 | 59 | 93 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 2 | 61 | 127 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 25 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 4 | S 11 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
— | — | — | — | 13 | 10 | 253 | 139 | 245 | 375 | — | — | — | — | 329 | 146 | 155 | 150 | 146 | 146 | 144 | 124 | 119 | 99 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 2 | 99 | 371 | 371 | 22 | 47 | 160 | 125 | 276 | 229 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 169 | 229 | 229 | 107 | 107 |
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