
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Macquarie-Town Beach today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 9PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Port Macquarie-Town Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 102mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
159 | 155 | 181 | 263 | 246 | 280 | 280 | 298 | 408 | 588 | 746 | 607 | 531 | 469 | 516 | 516 | 516 | 417 | 373 | 296 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:42PM1.13m | 6:05AM0.89m | 5:42PM1.15m | 6:45AM0.98m | 6:33PM1.17m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:54PM0.36m | 11:23AM0.53m | 00:31AM0.31m | 12:23PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
159 | 14 | 181 | 202 | 246 | 280 | 280 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 310 | 242 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 |
22 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | S 19 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 |
5 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 8 | — | ENE 8 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
— | 155 | — | 263 | — | — | — | 298 | 408 | 588 | 746 | 607 | 531 | 469 | 516 | 516 | 516 | 417 | 373 | 296 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 145 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 93 | 537 | 537 | 107 | 93 | 93 | 31 | 93 | 107 | 463 | 565 | 107 | 107 |
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