Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Macquarie-Town Beach today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 12PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Port Macquarie-Town Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
217 | 205 | 164 | 168 | 139 | 123 | 232 | 220 | 190 | 199 | 199 | 153 | 146 | 116 | 113 | 117 | 117 | 109 | 104 | 83 | 191 | 151 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:41AM1.17m | 9:54PM1.30m | 10:18AM1.22m | 10:31PM1.22m | 10:58AM1.25m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:39PM0.16m | 4:07AM0.13m | 4:21PM0.18m | 4:40AM0.16m | 5:09PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||
6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | NE 5 |
217 | 205 | 164 | 168 | 97 | 123 | 232 | 220 | 190 | 199 | 199 | 153 | 146 | 116 | 113 | 117 | 117 | 74 | 81 | 83 | 191 | 39 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | E 10 | S 11 |
68 | 43 | 68 | 74 | 139 | 90 | 28 | 104 | 172 | 153 | 146 | 126 | 81 | 87 | 97 | 87 | 116 | 109 | 104 | 73 | 51 | 151 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 18 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SSE 12 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 12 | E 10 |
37 | 37 | 24 | 23 | 31 | 30 | 64 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 38 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 52 | 6 | 50 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 |
140 | 119 | 124 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 20 | 32 | 87 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 169 | 169 | 17 | 2 |
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