Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Macquarie-Town Beach today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 5AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Port Macquarie-Town Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 86 | 98 | 143 | 108 | 95 | 51 | 35 | 37 | 46 | 44 | 53 | 40 | 34 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 16 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 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 | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 45 | 35 | 89 | 68 | 61 | 51 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 40 | 39 | 40 | 34 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 16 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 13 | E 10 | S 13 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 7 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 86 | 98 | 143 | 108 | 95 | — | — | — | 46 | 44 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 107 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 107 | 107 | 0 |
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