Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Macquarie-Town Beach today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 6PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Port Macquarie-Town Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
87 | 75 | 64 | 67 | 49 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 42 | 35 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 52 | 132 | 184 | 149 | 158 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | on | glassy | off | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 3:09PM1.11m | 3:02AM0.73m | 4:25PM1.14m | 4:55AM0.73m | 5:26PM1.19m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:47AM0.42m | 10:30PM0.55m | 8:51AM0.46m | 11:38PM0.49m | 10:11AM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||
6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 |
61 | 51 | 35 | 51 | 49 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 42 | 35 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 52 | 132 | 184 | 149 | 132 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSE 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | S 6 | SSE 14 |
19 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 31 | 50 | 46 | 34 | 158 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | NE 8 |
2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 98 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
87 | 75 | 64 | 67 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 7 | 42 | 55 | 82 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 107 | 93 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 47 | 124 | 157 |
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