Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Macquarie-Town Beach today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 2PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Port Macquarie-Town Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 17 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
191 | 165 | 170 | 176 | 252 | 292 | 308 | 266 | 256 | 127 | 172 | 204 | 218 | 258 | 147 | 183 | 211 | 191 | 211 | 196 | 202 | 202 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:16AM1.22m | 10:30PM1.40m | 10:56AM1.22m | 11:07PM1.26m | 11:36AM1.20m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:15AM0.11m | 4:13PM0.17m | 4:49AM0.15m | 4:56PM0.24m | 5:22AM0.20m | 5:41PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||
6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | S 8 | SE 6 | S 7 | SSE 17 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 19 | 65 | 106 | 101 | 159 | 33 | 93 | 170 | 50 | 40 | 117 | 102 | 53 | 65 | 73 | 99 | 69 | 69 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 6 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | ENE 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 7 | SSW 13 | E 9 |
22 | 37 | 37 | 72 | 71 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 101 | 172 | 20 | 60 | 61 | 50 | 69 | 65 | 42 | 43 | 5 | 55 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | SSE 17 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 8 | ENE 10 | S 12 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 100 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 20 | 11 | 60 | 31 | 58 | 52 | 26 | 12 | 17 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
191 | 165 | 170 | 176 | 252 | 292 | 308 | 266 | 256 | 127 | 46 | 204 | 218 | 258 | 147 | 183 | 211 | 191 | 211 | 196 | 202 | 202 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 47 | 70 | 204 | 47 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 47 | 47 | 47 |
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