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 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Macquarie-Town Beach sea temperature is
19.8°C
0.6° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 1PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (23 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (23 Aug)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.6
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.7
S
10
1.2
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.8
NE
6
1.8
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
52
220
218
143
149
202
173
235
177
167
130
135
90
86
61
61
58
111
181
244
292
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
S
10
SE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:55AM0.73m
5:26PM1.19m
6:02AM0.79m
6:14PM1.26m
6:49AM0.86m
6:55PM1.31m
Low Tide
10:11AM0.46m
00:24AM0.42m
11:20AM0.43m
1:02AM0.34m
12:14PM0.38m
clear
clear
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rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:25
5:27
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
16
17
18
18
18
17
17
16
17
19
18
18
17
16
15
15
18
21
20
19
19
Feels °C
12
14
15
16
15
16
15
16
16
16
17
15
16
14
13
13
12
15
17
16
16
19
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