
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Macquarie-Town Beach today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 6PM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Port Macquarie-Town Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
846 | 607 | 557 | 545 | 482 | 443 | 440 | 429 | 293 | 432 | 452 | 412 | 386 | 396 | 386 | 362 | 362 | 396 | 503 | 666 | 940 | 1357 | 1696 | 1955 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:58AM1.10m | 10:13PM1.62m | 10:44AM1.12m | 10:57PM1.52m | 11:29AM1.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:08AM0.10m | 3:39PM0.17m | 4:50AM0.12m | 4:28PM0.21m | 5:32AM0.16m | 5:17PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 |
— | — | 5 | 5 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 136 | 32 | 66 | 63 | 29 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 25 | 86 | 82 | 39 | 37 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | E 9 | S 18 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | S 20 | S 20 | SSE 15 | SSE 12 | S 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 20 | S 20 |
— | — | — | — | — | 7 | 34 | 32 | 41 | 57 | 15 | 3 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 44 | 44 | 12 | 12 | 77 | 119 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 18 | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | S 12 | S 19 | NE 7 | — | — | — | SSE 20 | — | SSE 19 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 82 | — | 74 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
846 | 607 | 557 | 545 | 482 | 443 | 440 | 429 | 293 | 432 | 452 | 412 | 386 | 396 | 386 | 362 | 362 | 396 | 503 | 666 | 940 | 1357 | 1696 | 1955 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 93 | 93 | 70 | 89 | 89 | 70 | 22 | 70 | 70 | 22 | 195 | 195 | 261 | 70 | 22 | 22 | 93 | 93 | 285 | 285 | 406 | 374 | 285 |
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