Port Macquarie-Town Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.46° S 152.94° E

Port Macquarie-Town Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Macquarie-Town Beach sea temperature is
21.2°C
0.9° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 7AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (21 Oct)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (21 Oct)8ft (2.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 89mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu morning).

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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11 AM
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8 PM
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2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
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2 PM
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8 PM
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
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1
0
0
0
0
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0
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0
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
7
2.5
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
7
2
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
2.2
ENE
7
2
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
240
280
238
245
295
482
691
640
531
475
475
423
387
369
279
284
233
191
256
301
508
452
439
452
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
N
5
WNW
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
10
NE
20
NE
35
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:05AM0.89m
5:42PM1.15m
6:45AM0.98m
6:33PM1.17m
7:20AM1.09m
7:18PM1.19m
Low Tide
11:54PM0.36m
11:23AM0.53m
00:31AM0.31m
12:23PM0.45m
1:04AM0.26m
1:12PM0.36m
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5
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Temp °C
17
17
16
19
19
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19
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Feels °C
17
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19
18
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17
16
19
16
14
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18
18
16
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