Port Macquarie-Town Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.46° S 152.94° E

Port Macquarie-Town Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Macquarie-Town Beach sea temperature is
19.6° C
0.3° 

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


How big are the waves at Port Macquarie-Town Beach today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 5PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (20 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
8
1.2
E
7
0.9
SE
8
1.3
ENE
7
1.1
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.6
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
90
128
88
157
83
108
156
108
95
75
61
51
64
72
75
40
42
35
27
27
27
24
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NE
10
NNE
0
WSW
5
E
0
NE
5
SW
15
SSW
5
SW
5
NNW
5
NNE
0
NNE
5
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:59PM1.11m
1:43AM0.78m
3:09PM1.11m
3:02AM0.73m
4:25PM1.14m
Low Tide
7:02AM0.37m
8:52PM0.56m
7:47AM0.42m
10:30PM0.55m
8:51AM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:24
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
16
19
18
17
17
15
14
15
18
21
19
19
19
17
16
16
14
16
19
19
18
Feels °C
13
14
15
14
14
13
12
12
12
15
18
18
19
19
17
16
14
14
16
18
19
18
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