
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Macquarie-Town Beach today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 10AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Port Macquarie-Town Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
108 | 108 | 82 | 86 | 84 | 101 | 90 | 322 | 389 | 238 | 394 | 323 | 252 | 237 | 184 | 137 | 104 | 243 | 249 | 223 | 249 | 236 | 178 | 313 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:22AM1.03m | 7:41PM1.62m | 8:10AM1.10m | 8:27PM1.64m | 8:54AM1.17m | 9:11PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:34AM0.19m | 1:01PM0.21m | 2:19AM0.13m | 1:53PM0.15m | 3:00AM0.10m | 2:42PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 10 | S 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
108 | 108 | 82 | 86 | 84 | 101 | 90 | 322 | 389 | 238 | 394 | 323 | 252 | 237 | 184 | 137 | 104 | 72 | 225 | 64 | 45 | 50 | 45 | 46 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SSW 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNE 6 | ENE 9 | NE 7 | NE 6 | S 16 | S 11 | S 19 |
59 | 62 | 45 | 36 | 55 | 90 | 62 | 64 | 68 | 132 | 81 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 96 | 74 | 98 | 4 | 69 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SSW 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSE 13 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | ENE 10 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 3 | S 18 | S 21 | NE 6 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 |
1 | 13 | 43 | 23 | 21 | 31 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 81 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | — | — | WSW 2 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | E 3 | ENE 3 | — | SW 4 | SSW 9 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 13 | 243 | 249 | 223 | 249 | 236 | 178 | 313 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 229 | 47 | 0 |
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