Port Macquarie-Town Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.46° S 152.94° E

Port Macquarie-Town Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Macquarie-Town Beach sea temperature is
19.8° C
0.5° 

Port Macquarie-Town Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Port Macquarie-Town Beach today (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 8AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (13 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (13 Aug)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
4
3
2
2
3
2
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
9
1.2
SSW
9
1.4
SSW
7
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.5
S
8
2.1
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.4
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
130
232
208
266
277
228
277
764
505
431
364
455
356
228
228
195
161
149
142
227
193
204
201
269
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:54AM1.17m
9:11PM1.60m
9:36AM1.21m
9:52PM1.52m
10:16AM1.22m
Low Tide
3:00AM0.10m
2:42PM0.12m
3:39AM0.09m
3:28PM0.13m
4:15AM0.11m
4:13PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:20
5:21
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
15
17
17
16
15
13
13
13
15
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
16
18
17
17
15
Feels °C
9
10
9
9
11
12
12
12
10
10
10
12
13
13
14
15
14
13
12
13
14
12
13
12
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