Port Macquarie-Town Beach surf break

Port Macquarie-Town Beach surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 28 May 2026 AEST
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Port Macquarie-Town Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Port Macquarie-Town Beach sea temperature is
23.0° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Port Macquarie-Town Beach today (29 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 5AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 May)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (29 May)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (29 May)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
2.4
SSW
8
2.1
SSW
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.4
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.9
SSW
9
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.5
SSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
810
723
682
643
630
630
637
637
569
827
682
381
313
278
298
357
375
327
320
547
251
209
175
293
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
NW
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
25
SW
25
WSW
15
SW
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
W
15
W
15
SW
15
SW
on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:50PM1.34m
6:55AM1.00m
7:28PM1.40m
7:35AM0.97m
8:05PM1.44m
8:15AM0.95m
Low Tide
1:14AM0.36m
12:45PM0.25m
1:57AM0.33m
1:20PM0.24m
2:38AM0.31m
1:55PM0.25m
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:53
4:52
4:52
17
2
2
3
1
9
Temp °C
20
17
16
15
15
16
17
17
17
16
15
14
14
16
20
20
16
14
14
13
13
18
19
19
20
16
16
14
14
15
14
13
15
14
13
12
11
14
16
16
13
11
11
10
10
14
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.4
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
8
Energy kJ
810
723
682
643
630
630
637
637
569
441
390
381
313
278
298
357
375
327
320
304
251
209
175
173
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.7
NNE
7
1.5
S
8
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
9
Energy kJ
23
22
22
22
13
11
10
18
46
317
384
331
233
233
188
153
149
118
121
123
121
121
89
85
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
11
0.4
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
S
15
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
2
28
27
26
24
22
23
37
20
25
20
14
5
6
7
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNE
6
0.6
SW
3
0.9
SW
4
1.2
SSW
6
2.4
SSW
8
2.1
SSW
9
0.8
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.4
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
1.9
SSW
9
0.3
W
2
0.3
W
3
1.5
SSW
8
Energy kJ
103
6
24
87
827
682
22
16
3
2
5
3
3
547
1
1
293
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
1
3
Distance (km)
97
2
2
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
2
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
2
2
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
7
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
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