Port Macquarie-Town Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.46° S 152.94° E

Issued: 3 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Port Macquarie-Town Beach sea temperature is

20.2°C

Port Macquarie-Town Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Port Macquarie-Town Beach today (02 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 6AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	6s
Afternoon (02 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	6s
Evening (02 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Friday 2								Saturday 3								Sunday 4
	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	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	177	141	96	93	146	217	239	255	233	219	183	245	144	162	172	217	298	301	334	327	400	574	544	530
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	N	N	N	NE	NNE	N	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	off
High Tide	11:49PM0.96m				12:21PM1.39m				00:53AM0.88m					1:28PM1.37m				3:17AM0.85m				2:48PM1.36m
Low Tide			5:33AM0.30m					7:13PM0.34m			6:31AM0.38m					8:41PM0.37m				7:48AM0.44m


	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:51	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	15	20	22	20	19	18	17	17	16	20	20	20	19	19	18	18	18	21	23	22	20	18
Feels °C	12	13	12	16	18	17	16	14	13	14	14	18	18	17	16	16	15	14	14	18	18	20	19	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	NE 7	NE 7	S 9	S 9	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9
kJ	38	22	22	20	9	9	9	7	7	2	183	149	2	2	30	27	25	22	21	6	14	14	14	14
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	—	—	—	S 15	S 14	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 15	S 9	S 9	S 18	S 18	S 8	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 15	E 19
kJ	17	—	—	—	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	6	6	1	2	2	2	2	5	5	19	4	7
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 18	S 18	—	S 6	S 6	—	S 5	S 9	—	—	S 13	—	S 15	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	6	—	1	1	—	1	2	—	—	3	—	17	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NE 6	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8
kJ	177	141	96	93	146	217	239	255	233	219	297	245	144	162	172	217	298	301	334	327	400	574	544	530
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	3	3
Distance (km)	107	17	17	107	333	317	169	165	125	17	17	70	89	242	348	169	107	107	107	70	195	670	17	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1					2	3	3	3	2				1	1	4	4			3	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	3	1	2	4	5	5	5	5	6	1	2	3	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	8	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	7

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