Port Macquarie-Town Beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 AEST
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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
23.6° C
(Which is 1.9°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 4AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (22 May)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (22 May)11ft (3.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri morning, light winds from the SE by Sun morning).

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
6
5
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3.5
SE
10
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3
ESE
11
4
SE
11
3.5
ESE
11
3.5
ESE
12
3.5
ESE
12
3
E
12
3.5
ESE
12
3.5
ESE
12
3
ESE
12
3
ESE
12
3
ESE
12
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1071
1306
1282
1702
1827
1135
2196
2948
2863
2859
2182
3404
3573
3129
3435
2768
3126
2848
2797
2543
2543
2268
2123
2126
Wind (km/h)
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:28AM1.49m
1:21PM0.95m
1:28AM1.39m
2:34PM0.98m
2:32AM1.30m
3:43PM1.04m
Low Tide
5:43PM0.37m
7:31AM0.27m
6:49PM0.44m
8:34AM0.30m
8:05PM0.48m
9:30AM0.31m
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:55
4:55
4:54
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
18
18
18
17
18
18
19
18
18
18
17
18
19
20
21
21
20
20
20
19
18
19
20
20
13
12
13
11
12
12
13
12
13
13
13
15
17
18
18
18
17
17
18
17
17
19
19
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
2
ESE
10
0.2
S
16
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
SSE
14
0.3
S
13
3
ESE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
ESE
11
3.5
ESE
12
3.5
ESE
12
3
E
12
3.5
ESE
12
3.5
ESE
12
3
ESE
12
3
ESE
12
3
ESE
12
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
12
Energy kJ
219
181
153
90
70
876
21
18
19
31
2182
2959
2821
3129
3435
2768
3126
2848
2797
2543
2543
2268
2123
2126
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.5
ESE
9
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
19
0.3
SSW
11
0.1
S
21
0.2
S
20
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
5
49
5
7
25
9
32
29
26
22
20
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
19
Energy kJ
4
4
4
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3.5
SE
10
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
1.6
S
8
4
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
1.5
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.3
S
8
1.1
S
7
Energy kJ
1071
1306
1282
1702
1827
1135
2196
2948
2863
2859
343
3404
3573
273
314
212
134
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
3
7
5
7
4
4
2
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
47
93
93
93
93
374
380
380
406
406
47
47
31
31
291
306
367
47
17
0
0
17
17
17
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
7
5
8
8
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
5
5
7
6
8
8
4
4
5
5
5
7
4
6
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
7
6
6
7
8
6
7
8
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
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