Port Macquarie-Town Beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 17 Mar 2026 AEDT
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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
25.8° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Port Macquarie-Town Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 1PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (17 Mar)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (17 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
0.5
S
0.8
NE
0.7
ENE
0.5
S
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
Period(s) (?)566666651155101616886151788161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)726772737292727259382551414051513133515150899090
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
0
NNE
10
ESE
5
S
15
SW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassglassononononcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
glassoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:16AM
1.33
8:45PM
1.10
8:54AM
1.36
9:19PM
1.19
9:33AM
1.35
9:55PM
1.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:52AM
0.30
2:43PM
0.17
2:34AM
0.21
3:14PM
0.13
3:17AM
0.15
3:46PM
0.11
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise--6:48-------6:48-------6:50-----
Sunset-----7:04-------7:02-------7:00--
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---------------------331
Temp. °C212020242625242423222224252423222120212323232120
Feels °C (?)191819222424252726242526262424232321232524252220
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