Port Macquarie-Town Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.46° S 152.94° E

Issued: 3 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Port Macquarie-Town Beach sea temperature is

20.0°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 (30 Sep):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 10PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Sep)	-	-
Afternoon (30 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	15s
Evening (30 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 30				Thursday 1								Friday 2
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	266	249	376	297	210	187	135	123	79	141	172	184	157	109	95	109	151	206	213	200
Wind (km/h)	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	10:35AM1.41m				10:56PM1.05m				11:24AM1.41m				11:49PM0.96m				12:21PM1.39m
Low Tide			5:02PM0.21m				4:45AM0.23m				6:02PM0.28m				5:33AM0.30m					7:13PM0.34m


	—	—	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	19	18	17	15	15	14	20	21	20	18	18	16	16	16	20	22	20	18	18
Feels °C	15	15	14	13	12	12	11	16	17	16	15	14	12	13	13	17	18	16	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	S 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	ENE 7	ENE 8	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 10	S 10
kJ	164	249	376	297	210	187	135	123	79	67	41	39	38	22	17	6	10	9	8	7
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	SSE 10	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	S 18	—	—	—	S 15	—	SSE 10	SSE 10	—	S 14	S 14	S 15
kJ	266	106	12	12	17	10	11	11	7	—	—	—	17	—	22	10	—	4	4	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	ENE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	91	54	63	80	69	50	44	52	79	141	172	184	157	109	95	109	151	206	213	200
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Box Head NSW - Newcastle	Box Head NSW - Newcastle	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Bonny Hills NSW - Port Macquarie	Bonny Hills NSW - Port Macquarie	Bonny Hills NSW - Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Umina Beach NSW - Newcastle	Seven Mile Beach NSW - Illawarra	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Bonny Hills NSW - Port Macquarie	Little Gibber - Dark Point NSW - Newcastle	Headlands NSW - Illawarra	Little Bombie NSW - Newcastle	Zenith Beach NSW - Newcastle	Diamond Head NSW - Port Macquarie
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	276	276	107	107	17	17	17	107	276	418	107	107	107	107	17	142	362	239	158	32
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie			Nambucca Heads	Park Beach	Bonny Hills	Diamond Head	Diamond Head	Nambucca Heads			Nambucca Heads	Nambucca Heads	Yacaaba Head-Boulders	Yacaaba Head-Boulders	Back Bommie					Back Bommie
Rating (10 max)			2	2	2	2	2	1			1	1	2	1	2					2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Quarantine VIC - Mornington Peninsula	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Cyclops WA - Far South	May's Point TAS - East Coast	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	6	6	5	5	4	1	6	4
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Fish Boma South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	Figueira da Foz - Buarcos Portugal	Figueira da Foz - Buarcos Portugal	Figueira da Foz - Buarcos Portugal	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	9	9	9	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	6

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