Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Macquarie-Town Beach today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 1PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Port Macquarie-Town Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 52 | 220 | 218 | 143 | 149 | 202 | 173 | 235 | 177 | 167 | 130 | 135 | 90 | 86 | 61 | 61 | 58 | 111 | 181 | 244 | 292 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:55AM0.73m | 5:26PM1.19m | 6:02AM0.79m | 6:14PM1.26m | 6:49AM0.86m | 6:55PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:11AM0.46m | 00:24AM0.42m | 11:20AM0.43m | 1:02AM0.34m | 12:14PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | SSE 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 16 | 44 | 220 | 218 | 143 | 129 | 202 | 173 | 235 | 177 | 167 | 130 | 127 | 90 | 67 | 61 | 61 | 58 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 5 | S 5 | ENE 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 21 | 14 | 21 | 39 | 93 | 149 | 66 | 53 | 73 | 56 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 19 | 29 | 40 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | SSE 12 | ENE 9 | SSE 17 | E 14 | E 13 | ESE 5 | S 8 | S 18 | SSE 18 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 11 | SSE 17 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 15 | 52 | 43 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 61 | 6 | 31 | — | 5 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 25 | 38 | 40 | 26 | 24 | 13 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | NE 7 | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 40 | 41 | 66 | 48 | 56 | — | — | — | 59 | 119 | 135 | 59 | 86 | 52 | 52 | 50 | 111 | 181 | 244 | 292 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 17 | 133 | 97 | 93 | 47 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 321 | 321 | 107 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 125 | 142 | 160 | 105 | 2 |
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