Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Macquarie-Town Beach today (15 Aug):
- 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 7PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | - | - |
| 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 ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
170 | 170 | 200 | 310 | 300 | 259 | 209 | 142 | 181 | 175 | 218 | 143 | 124 | 160 | 211 | 183 | 188 | 172 | 202 | 173 | |
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 | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | 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 | 4:13PM0.17m | 4:49AM0.15m | 4:56PM0.24m | 5:22AM0.20m | 5:41PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | S 7 | ESE 6 | S 7 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | S 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | S 8 | S 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
31 | 32 | 19 | 65 | 106 | 101 | 209 | 20 | 93 | 170 | 102 | 143 | 121 | 160 | 211 | 68 | 53 | 172 | 202 | 173 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | ESE 6 | ENE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
37 | 72 | 71 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 100 | 101 | 41 | 20 | 51 | 40 | 124 | 69 | 45 | 42 | 61 | 96 | 78 | 76 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 17 | ESE 8 | ENE 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 |
4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 20 | 172 | 6 | 20 | 61 | 50 | 67 | 65 | 52 | 26 | 2 | 17 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — |
170 | 170 | 200 | 310 | 300 | 259 | — | 142 | 181 | 175 | 218 | 90 | — | — | — | 183 | 188 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 229 | 47 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 93 |
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