Port Macquarie-Town Beach surf break

Port Macquarie-Town Beach surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 22 Jan 2026 AEDT
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Port Macquarie-Town Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Port Macquarie-Town Beach sea temperature is
24.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Port Macquarie-Town Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 5AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (23 Jan)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (23 Jan)5ft (1.6m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ESE
2.4
SSE
2.4
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.7
SSE
1.6
S
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.8
SE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)118899991010101099999999911101111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)389644717528418365332520610509435418360307322260243218213180153374412508
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
N
15
NE
25
ENE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
N
15
NE
25
ENE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:10AM
1.05
12:19PM
1.32
12:53AM
1.09
1:02PM
1.23
1:42AM
1.13
1:51PM
1.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:11PM
0.17
5:56AM
0.26
6:46PM
0.19
6:47AM
0.30
7:26PM
0.22
7:46AM
0.36
Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Sunrise----6:05-------6:05-------6:05---
Sunset-------7:53-------7:52-------7:52
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
111---------------------
Temp. °C222120202120212221212120202324232222232122262626
Feels °C (?)191918182019202120212121212322222021222124272626
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