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 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Macquarie-Town Beach sea temperature is
19.7° C
0.2° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 4AM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (17 Jul)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (17 Jul)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SE
7
2
SE
8
1.7
SE
7
2
SE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.9
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.9
SE
7
2
ESE
8
2.4
SE
8
2
E
8
2.4
E
10
3
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
465
441
301
421
302
278
263
317
331
296
312
330
405
477
767
579
1131
2106
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
S
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
10:13PM1.62m
10:44AM1.12m
10:57PM1.52m
11:29AM1.12m
Low Tide
4:50AM0.12m
4:28PM0.21m
5:32AM0.16m
5:17PM0.27m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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part cloud
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6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:04
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
17
17
17
16
17
17
16
16
15
15
17
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
13
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
13
12
13
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
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