Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Macquarie-Town Beach today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 8AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Port Macquarie-Town Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
130 | 232 | 208 | 266 | 277 | 228 | 277 | 764 | 505 | 431 | 364 | 455 | 356 | 228 | 228 | 195 | 161 | 149 | 142 | 227 | 193 | 204 | 201 | 269 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:54AM1.17m | 9:11PM1.60m | 9:36AM1.21m | 9:52PM1.52m | 10:16AM1.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:00AM0.10m | 2:42PM0.12m | 3:39AM0.09m | 3:28PM0.13m | 4:15AM0.11m | 4:13PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
130 | 72 | 64 | 45 | 50 | 45 | 45 | 553 | 505 | 431 | 364 | 292 | 234 | 30 | 30 | 195 | 161 | 149 | 142 | 143 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 21 | S 16 | SSW 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 |
74 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 46 | 47 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 35 | 69 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 37 | 72 | 70 | 64 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | N 11 | S 20 | S 20 | N 10 | S 19 | S 18 | S 16 | S 20 | S 19 | N 10 | S 20 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 19 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — |
11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 21 | 47 | 25 | 22 | 29 | 17 | 4 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | SSW 9 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | — | — | — | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
1 | 232 | 208 | 266 | 277 | 228 | 277 | 764 | — | — | — | 455 | 356 | 228 | 228 | — | — | — | — | 227 | 193 | 204 | 201 | 269 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 47 | 204 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 47 | 240 | 22 | 5 |
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