
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Macquarie-Town Beach today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 3PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Port Macquarie-Town Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
506 | 473 | 614 | 517 | 495 | 432 | 397 | 424 | 337 | 831 | 831 | 815 | 640 | 527 | 461 | 332 | 242 | 199 | 147 | 217 | 297 | 193 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:46AM1.21m | 7:59PM1.39m | 8:27AM1.30m | 8:41PM1.35m | 9:05AM1.37m | 9:19PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:42PM0.24m | 2:16AM0.16m | 2:30PM0.19m | 2:50AM0.15m | 3:14PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||
6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 24 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 | ENE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 |
506 | 473 | 614 | 26 | 495 | 432 | 397 | 424 | 337 | 831 | 831 | 815 | 640 | 527 | 461 | 332 | 242 | 136 | 140 | 217 | 297 | 193 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | ENE 9 | ESE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 6 | S 20 | NE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
196 | 180 | 28 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 250 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 44 | 8 | 109 | 199 | 147 | 106 | 78 | 53 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | S 18 | E 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 8 | — | E 13 | N 12 | S 21 | S 21 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
24 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 24 | — | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 12 | — | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | — | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | — |
— | — | — | 517 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 15 | 111 | 97 | 251 | — | 334 | 560 | 588 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 5 | 204 | 267 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 194 | 1027 | 276 | 107 | 107 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 107 | 242 | 107 | 0 |
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