Port Macquarie-Town Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.46° S 152.94° E

Issued: 9 pm 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Port Macquarie-Town Beach sea temperature is

21.0°C

Port Macquarie-Town Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Port Macquarie-Town Beach today (14 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 12AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	12s
Afternoon (14 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	12s
Evening (14 Sep)	4ft (1.2m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue night).
	Sun 13		Monday 14								Tuesday 15
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	NE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	70	164	161	155	140	145	142	106	97	92	87	61	52	54	72	143	109	85
Wind (km/h)	NNE	N	N	NNW	N	NNE	NE	NE	N	N	N	N	N	N	NE	NNE	N	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off
High Tide		10:00PM1.25m					10:23AM1.31m				10:34PM1.13m				11:00AM1.28m
Low Tide					4:05AM0.17m				4:36PM0.24m				4:35AM0.21m				5:18PM0.32m


	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	16	14	14	18	21	20	19	18	16	15	15	21	23	22	20	19
Feels °C	13	14	13	12	11	14	16	16	16	14	13	12	12	18	19	20	19	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	S 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	NE 6
kJ	53	164	161	155	140	145	142	106	97	91	65	57	35	32	31	18	18	85
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	ENE 13	E 13	E 13	ENE 13	E 13	ENE 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 13	E 13	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14
kJ	70	17	13	13	17	13	15	12	3	12	12	12	13	13	16	16	16	16
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	S 15	S 18	S 18	S 18	E 17	E 10	E 16	E 10	E 16	E 16	E 16	E 16	N 12	N 12	N 12	E 15	ENE 14
kJ	25	4	6	6	6	5	2	5	2	5	5	5	5	3	3	3	4	20
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	S 9
kJ	26	28	25	21	20	20	29	79	77	92	87	61	52	54	72	143	109	43
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gallows NSW - North Coast	Bonny Hills NSW - Port Macquarie	Bonny Hills NSW - Port Macquarie	Lighthouse Beach Port Macquarie NSW - Port Macquarie	Lighthouse Beach Port Macquarie NSW - Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Umina Beach NSW - Newcastle	Umina Beach NSW - Newcastle	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Bonny Hills NSW - Port Macquarie	Back Beach Plommer NSW - Port Macquarie	Back Beach Plommer NSW - Port Macquarie	Lighthouse Beach Port Macquarie NSW - Port Macquarie	Old Woman Island - South Side QLD - Sunshine Coast	Werri Point NSW - Illawarra	Lighthouse Beach Port Macquarie NSW - Port Macquarie	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	129	17	17	2	2	107	276	276	107	107	17	16	16	2	537	414	2	22
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie		Diamond Head	Diamond Head	Forster Beach (Nambucca)	Diamond Head	Back Bommie			Yacaaba Head-Boulders	Yacaaba Head-Boulders	Diamond Head	Diamond Head	Back Bommie	Tuncurry-North Wall			Tuncurry-North Wall	Forster Beach (Nambucca)
Rating (10 max)		2	2	2	2	2			1	1	2	1	1	2			1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Cyclops WA - Far South	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Boneyard NSW - Illawarra	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Supertubes WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	6	2	2	6	6	4	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	Cow Bombie Australia	Fish Boma South Africa	Claptons Coils South Africa	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cloudbreak Fiji	Gas Bay Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Glen Eden South Africa	Hole-in-the-Wall South Africa	Cow Bombie Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Supertubes Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Cow Bombie Australia
Rating (10 max)	7	6	5	6	5	5	6	6	5	6	6	7	7	5	5	5	5	5

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