Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Macquarie-Town Beach today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 4AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Port Macquarie-Town Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
284 | 271 | 254 | 248 | 229 | 204 | 187 | 150 | 150 | 117 | 98 | 153 | 214 | 246 | 259 | 356 | 372 | 388 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:55PM1.31m | 7:27AM0.93m | 7:32PM1.36m | 8:01AM1.00m | 8:08PM1.38m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:35AM0.26m | 12:59PM0.32m | 2:06AM0.20m | 1:40PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
37 | 271 | 254 | 248 | 229 | 204 | 187 | 150 | 150 | 117 | 98 | 88 | 72 | 64 | 69 | 78 | 372 | 388 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
23 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 76 | 75 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSW 3 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 9 | S 9 | — | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
— | 24 | 24 | 2 | 25 | 24 | 6 | 6 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 21 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | SW 3 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | — | — |
284 | 424 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 50 | 89 | 92 | 153 | 214 | 246 | 259 | 356 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 22 | 89 | 70 | 0 | 0 |
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