Port Macquarie-Town Beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am 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
24.6° 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 5PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 22). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (22 Jan)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (22 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sun
25
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SE
1.7
ESE
1.6
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
ESE
2.4
SSE
2
SE
1.9
SE
2.1
SE
1.5
SE
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
Period(s) (?)1011111111888898101010101099999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)703610561476359628558505585373324520622544512452360314307260206213176172
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
5
ESE
15
E
25
S
30
S
25
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
N
15
NE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:39AM
1.39
12:10AM
1.05
12:19PM
1.32
12:53AM
1.09
1:02PM
1.23
1:42AM
1.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:11AM
0.24
6:11PM
0.17
5:56AM
0.26
6:46PM
0.19
6:47AM
0.30
7:26PM
0.22
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sun
25
Sunrise6:03-------6:05-------6:05-------
Sunset---7:53-------7:53-------7:52----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202728252221202020212122222121202024242322222221
Feels °C (?)192728231919191919212121222021202123222121212122
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