Port Macquarie-Town Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.46° S 152.94° E

Issued: 3 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Port Macquarie-Town Beach sea temperature is

19.8° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Port Macquarie-Town Beach today (22 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 8AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	10s
Afternoon (22 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	9s
Evening (22 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Wednesday 22								Thursday 23								Friday 24
	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)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	2	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	S 7	S 8	S 8	S 9	S 10	SSE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	313	322	276	271	265	220	216	211	206	206	169	140	137	137	103	101	72	72	311	310	323	632	1327	834
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNE	E	SW	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	ESE	ESE	NW	W	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	on	glassy	off	off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide		1:42AM0.97m				2:58PM1.10m				2:33AM0.86m					4:04PM1.14m			3:43AM0.80m					5:06PM1.19m
Low Tide				8:07AM0.35m				9:29PM0.55m				8:52AM0.38m					10:52PM0.55m			9:46AM0.39m


	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	14	16	20	19	18	17	16	14	14	16	18	18	17	16	13	11	10	11	14	14	14	12
Feels °C	14	13	12	14	18	18	18	15	13	11	11	14	16	16	16	13	6	4	4	5	9	9	10	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	S 10	SSE 12
kJ	313	322	276	271	265	220	216	211	206	206	169	140	137	137	103	101	72	72	54	38	38	35	922	834
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 5	S 6	SSW 6	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	S 22	ENE 8	S 8
kJ	33	33	33	33	33	32	19	20	22	20	20	8	17	2	11	12	2	2	2	2	2	9	21	305
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	SE 14	SE 14	SE 13	S 14	—	E 12	E 12	—	E 10	E 10	SSW 5	SE 9	S 10	SE 8	SE 8	S 10	S 15	S 18	S 18	E 12	E 7	E 10	E 9
kJ	21	8	8	7	4	—	3	3	—	2	2	2	3	8	3	2	2	4	6	6	3	1	18	40
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NNW 2	NNW 2	NNW 2	—	—	—	—	SW 3	SW 3	SW 4	SSW 4	—	—	WSW 2	SSW 5	SSW 6	S 7	S 8	S 8	S 9	S 10	—
kJ	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	2	3	9	8	—	—	1	36	150	311	310	323	632	1327	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	4	4
Distance (km)	2	2	2	2	2	107	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	70	0	0	22	22	17	17	17	47	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	2	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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