Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Macquarie-Town Beach today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 7AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Port Macquarie-Town Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 300 | 354 | 221 | 163 | 241 | 270 | 276 | 140 | 178 | 237 | 243 | 202 | 202 | 196 | 173 | 188 | 220 | 214 | 256 | 256 | 247 | 254 | 235 | 222 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 10:30PM1.40m | 10:56AM1.22m | 11:07PM1.26m | 11:36AM1.20m | 11:42PM1.12m | 12:18PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:49AM0.15m | 4:56PM0.24m | 5:22AM0.20m | 5:41PM0.32m | 5:54AM0.26m | 6:30PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | |
 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 12 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 9 | ESE 7 | S 8 | ESE 7 | S 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 300 | 233 | 100 | 101 | 172 | 170 | 50 | 121 | 108 | 72 | 53 | 69 | 202 | 196 | 173 | 188 | 52 | 214 | 35 | 256 | 24 | 254 | 235 | 222 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | E 9 | S 8 | E 9 | S 9 | ESE 14 | E 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 106 | 101 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 102 | 40 | 50 | 67 | 65 | 42 | 74 | 101 | 71 | 69 | 15 | 51 | 15 | 38 | 40 | 90 | 119 | 150 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 12 | ENE 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 11 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 11 | E 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 19 | 20 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 61 | 60 | 31 | 58 | 52 | 43 | 63 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | — | ESE 7 | — | ESE 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 354 | 221 | 163 | 241 | 270 | 276 | 140 | 178 | 237 | 243 | 202 | — | — | — | — | 220 | — | 256 | — | 247 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 70 | 47 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 31 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 47 | 47 | 17 | 0 |
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