Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Macquarie-Town Beach today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 9AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Port Macquarie-Town Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 11 | ENE 7 | S 11 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
58 | 51 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 28 | 28 | 22 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 52 | 173 | 259 | 211 | 192 | 198 | 170 | 231 | 214 | 97 | 78 | 63 | 157 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:02AM0.73m | 4:25PM1.14m | 4:55AM0.73m | 5:26PM1.19m | 6:02AM0.79m | 6:14PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:30PM0.55m | 8:51AM0.46m | 11:38PM0.49m | 10:11AM0.46m | 00:24AM0.42m | 11:20AM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 12 | E 5 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 7 | S 10 |
58 | 51 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 28 | 28 | 22 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 52 | 173 | 259 | 211 | 126 | 198 | 46 | 231 | 214 | 78 | 78 | 36 | 90 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 14 | S 8 | SSE 11 | ENE 7 | E 6 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 9 | SSE 12 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 37 | 192 | 66 | 170 | 47 | 54 | 97 | 63 | 57 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | E 10 | — | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 7 | S 19 | SSE 17 | SSE 15 | ENE 8 | ESE 5 | S 8 | SE 5 | S 18 | ENE 9 | SSE 17 | S 11 | SSE 17 |
2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 57 | 131 | 32 | 24 | 63 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 30 | 63 | 29 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 4 | ENE 9 |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 32 | 53 | 67 | 26 | 33 | 61 | — | — | — | 43 | 77 | 17 | 157 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 16 | 93 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 17 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 229 | 107 | 2 | 2 |
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