Port Macquarie-Town Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.46° S 152.94° E

Port Macquarie-Town Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 20 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 (20 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 7PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)--
Afternoon (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (20 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.9
SE
8
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
88
69
83
96
139
108
61
51
35
42
40
40
40
40
42
28
27
27
27
29
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
E
5
E
0
SSW
5
SSW
0
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-on
cross
cross
off
High Tide
1:59PM1.11m
1:43AM0.78m
3:09PM1.11m
3:02AM0.73m
4:25PM1.14m
Low Tide
8:52PM0.56m
7:47AM0.42m
10:30PM0.55m
8:51AM0.46m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:24
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
18
17
15
15
15
18
19
18
18
18
17
16
15
16
17
18
18
17
Feels °C
16
14
14
13
12
13
12
16
17
18
18
17
17
15
14
15
16
17
17
16
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