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 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Port Macquarie-Town Beach sea temperature is
19.1° C
0.2° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 7AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (16 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (16 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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)
2
3
2
2
1
0
0
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.4
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
300
354
221
163
241
270
276
140
178
237
243
202
202
196
173
188
220
214
256
256
247
254
235
222
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
10
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SE
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSW
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
10:30PM1.40m
10:56AM1.22m
11:07PM1.26m
11:36AM1.20m
11:42PM1.12m
12:18PM1.16m
Low Tide
4:49AM0.15m
4:56PM0.24m
5:22AM0.20m
5:41PM0.32m
5:54AM0.26m
6:30PM0.42m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:20
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5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
Temp °C
16
14
13
15
15
17
16
16
15
15
15
16
14
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
18
17
17
16
Feels °C
13
11
10
13
12
13
12
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
15
14
15
14
15
15
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