Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Macquarie-Town Beach today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 7AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Port Macquarie-Town Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 8 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
89 | 108 | 95 | 51 | 35 | 37 | 35 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 38 | 21 | 50 | 96 | 149 | 127 | 106 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 1:43AM0.78m | 3:09PM1.11m | 3:02AM0.73m | 4:25PM1.14m | 4:55AM0.73m | 5:26PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:47AM0.42m | 10:30PM0.55m | 8:51AM0.46m | 11:38PM0.49m | 10:11AM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 |
19 | 68 | 61 | 51 | 35 | 37 | 35 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 20 | 21 | 50 | 96 | 149 | 127 | 106 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | S 7 | SSW 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
3 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 46 | 13 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | E 8 | S 15 | SSE 12 | SSW 6 | S 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 |
1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 80 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | — | — | SSW 8 | S 3 | S 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ENE 8 | E 5 |
89 | 108 | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 38 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 87 | 42 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 93 | 93 | 107 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 47 | 93 | 47 |
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