Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Macquarie-Town Beach today (21 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 7PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Port Macquarie-Town Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
51 | 92 | 95 | 56 | 58 | 51 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 35 | 27 | 22 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 52 | 169 | 218 | 216 | 204 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 3:09PM1.11m | 3:02AM0.73m | 4:25PM1.14m | 4:55AM0.73m | 5:26PM1.19m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:30PM0.55m | 8:51AM0.46m | 11:38PM0.49m | 10:11AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
18 | 56 | 66 | 56 | 58 | 51 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 35 | 27 | 22 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 52 | 169 | 218 | 216 | 129 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 14 |
7 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 31 | 30 | 39 | 37 | 204 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | E 9 | S 11 | S 11 | E 9 | E 10 | SSW 3 | — | E 10 | E 10 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 19 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | E 13 |
3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 138 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 |
51 | 92 | 95 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 14 | 48 | 64 | 30 | 52 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 93 | 22 | 93 | 22 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 145 | 158 | 125 |
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