
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Macquarie-Town Beach today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 6AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Port Macquarie-Town Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
404 | 173 | 184 | 154 | 184 | 188 | 240 | 245 | 250 | 245 | 192 | 325 | 302 | 362 | 266 | 249 | 371 | 297 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:29PM1.21m | 9:52AM1.39m | 10:11PM1.13m | 10:35AM1.41m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:29AM0.14m | 4:11PM0.16m | 4:05AM0.17m | 5:02PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
294 | 173 | 184 | 154 | 184 | 188 | 240 | 245 | 250 | 245 | 192 | 150 | 302 | 362 | 164 | 249 | 371 | 297 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | SSE 17 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | — |
78 | 87 | 85 | 83 | 66 | 91 | 58 | 64 | 75 | 64 | 62 | 325 | 103 | 80 | 266 | 106 | 13 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 15 | S 16 | ESE 6 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | SSE 18 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 11 | — | — | ENE 8 | — |
71 | 70 | 110 | 25 | 25 | 40 | 21 | 3 | 40 | 75 | 178 | 51 | 55 | 61 | — | — | 14 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
404 | 35 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 5 | 75 | 64 | 91 | 54 | 55 | 86 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 47 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 32 | 229 | 229 | 107 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 107 | 276 | 276 | 107 | 107 |
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