Port Macquarie-Town Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.46° S 152.94° E

Port Macquarie-Town Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Macquarie-Town Beach sea temperature is
20.0° C
0.7° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 7AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (12 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (12 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
11
1
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
9
1.2
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
7
1.4
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
7
1.6
S
8
1.8
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.3
S
9
1.4
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
451
238
387
317
288
233
184
134
102
113
181
227
277
249
229
360
516
509
435
360
187
172
281
318
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
SSW
15
SE
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
15
S
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:10AM1.10m
8:27PM1.64m
8:54AM1.17m
9:11PM1.60m
9:36AM1.21m
9:52PM1.52m
Low Tide
2:19AM0.13m
1:53PM0.15m
3:00AM0.10m
2:42PM0.12m
3:39AM0.09m
3:28PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:20
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
18
20
19
16
14
13
12
12
15
17
17
16
15
13
13
13
16
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
10
9
9
14
17
15
12
10
9
8
9
9
11
12
13
12
10
10
10
13
12
12
13
13
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