
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Macquarie-Town Beach today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 7AM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Port Macquarie-Town Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue night, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed morning, light winds from the ENE by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||
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 7 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
54 | 51 | 33 | 27 | 669 | 765 | 727 | 623 | 575 | 522 | 392 | 213 | 288 | 563 | 533 | 514 | 510 | 480 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:05PM1.01m | 11:30AM1.37m | 11:40PM0.93m | 12:08PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:18PM0.27m | 4:52AM0.24m | 6:01PM0.33m | 5:23AM0.30m | 6:48PM0.39m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
54 | 51 | 33 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 145 | 124 | 23 | 392 | 191 | 169 | 563 | 533 | 514 | 510 | 480 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | E 15 | S 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 6 | SSE 12 | ESE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
17 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 17 | — | 4 | 6 | 28 | 88 | 116 | 73 | 288 | 49 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | S 18 | E 15 | E 15 | NNE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 12 | SE 6 | ENE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
5 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 213 | 56 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SE 6 | — | — | — | SE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — |
22 | 53 | 102 | 199 | 669 | 765 | 727 | 623 | 575 | 522 | 78 | — | — | — | 35 | 32 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 22 | 124 | 97 | 321 | 453 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 47 | 47 | 276 | 229 |
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