Port Macquarie-Town Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.46° S 152.94° E

Port Macquarie-Town Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Macquarie-Town Beach sea temperature is
21.1°C
0.8° 

Port Macquarie-Town Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Port Macquarie-Town Beach today (16 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 9PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)--
Afternoon (16 Oct)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (16 Oct)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
2 PM
5 PM
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.7
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
387
357
546
585
546
486
466
446
440
468
430
393
359
307
332
260
255
202
197
145
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
10
E
5
ENE
0
E
5
SW
5
SW
10
NE
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
12:49PM1.26m
1:08AM0.79m
1:35PM1.21m
2:09AM0.75m
2:30PM1.16m
Low Tide
7:42PM0.44m
6:36AM0.44m
8:50PM0.46m
7:27AM0.51m
10:07PM0.45m
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rain showers
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clear
clear
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light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
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6:07
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6:05
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1
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1
1
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1
1
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1
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1
1
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2
Temp °C
17
17
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
17
18
17
17
16
15
17
19
19
18
17
Feels °C
13
14
15
15
14
14
14
15
14
14
16
16
17
15
15
16
17
16
16
15
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