
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Macquarie-Town Beach today (18 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 8PM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Port Macquarie-Town Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
558 | 509 | 864 | 1461 | 1670 | 2152 | 1639 | 1460 | 1489 | 1881 | 1824 | 1716 | 1550 | 1453 | 1379 | 1222 | 1007 | 902 | 802 | 716 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 11:29AM1.12m | 11:39PM1.39m | 12:15PM1.11m | 00:20AM1.24m | 1:04PM1.10m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:17PM0.27m | 6:11AM0.21m | 6:07PM0.35m | 6:49AM0.26m | 7:02PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | ESE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 17 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
25 | 509 | 864 | 1461 | 1670 | 2152 | 1639 | 1460 | 1489 | 97 | 1824 | 1716 | 1550 | 1453 | 1379 | 1222 | 1007 | 902 | 802 | 716 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 |
44 | 41 | 40 | 78 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 106 | 102 | 6 | 86 | 94 | 105 | 99 | 131 | 123 | 115 | 150 | 147 | 139 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 12 | — | — | — | S 25 | S 24 | S 18 | S 23 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 |
— | 11 | — | — | — | 12 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | ESE 10 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
558 | 72 | 106 | 159 | 290 | 113 | 176 | 218 | 176 | 1881 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 362 | 406 | 374 | 374 | 291 | 306 | 306 | 291 | 291 | 195 | 70 | 70 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 |
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