Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Macquarie-Town Beach today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 1AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Port Macquarie-Town Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 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 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
283 | 149 | 202 | 173 | 235 | 177 | 167 | 144 | 161 | 90 | 89 | 62 | 61 | 64 | 141 | 236 | 345 | 366 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:26PM1.19m | 6:02AM0.79m | 6:14PM1.26m | 6:49AM0.86m | 6:55PM1.31m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:24AM0.42m | 11:20AM0.43m | 1:02AM0.34m | 12:14PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 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 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 11 | S 11 |
283 | 129 | 202 | 173 | 235 | 177 | 167 | 130 | 127 | 90 | 67 | 59 | 61 | 64 | 25 | 14 | 37 | 20 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | SSE 14 | S 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | ENE 9 | SSE 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 |
26 | 149 | 86 | 59 | 50 | 51 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 44 | 29 | 41 | 41 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 23 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | ENE 8 | ESE 5 | S 8 | S 18 | SSE 18 | — | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 17 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | — | — |
93 | 33 | 20 | 45 | 6 | 31 | — | 5 | 4 | 19 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 40 | 26 | 24 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 5 | NE 7 | ENE 5 | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
— | 28 | 56 | 51 | — | — | 55 | 144 | 161 | 48 | 89 | 62 | 52 | 61 | 141 | 236 | 345 | 366 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 93 | 93 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 321 | 321 | 107 | 107 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 160 | 169 | 169 | 107 | 17 |
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