
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Macquarie-Town Beach today (20 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 7PM is: 0.5m 19s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Port Macquarie-Town Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 11 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | NE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
91 | 116 | 197 | 254 | 243 | 172 | 168 | 93 | 83 | 68 | 311 | 4 | 260 | 387 | 1121 | 907 | 612 | 440 | 157 | 156 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:32PM1.12m | 4:46AM0.75m | 4:42PM1.15m | 5:43AM0.83m | 5:35PM1.20m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:03PM0.46m | 9:40AM0.53m | 11:47PM0.39m | 10:58AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | NE 4 | NE 5 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
91 | 116 | 104 | 31 | 23 | 172 | 168 | 56 | 83 | 68 | 9 | 4 | 56 | 113 | 1121 | 907 | 612 | 440 | 157 | 109 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | S 10 | SSE 18 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | SSE 16 | S 8 | E 9 | E 11 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | S 18 | E 15 | S 15 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
31 | 70 | 197 | 89 | 243 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 49 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 137 | 143 | 156 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 18 | S 9 | S 8 | S 11 | SSE 17 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNE 6 | S 20 | S 20 | SSE 19 | SE 7 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 254 | 56 | 33 | 59 | 93 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 37 | 47 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 4 | S 11 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | N 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 |
2 | 17 | 25 | 58 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 11 | 311 | 157 | 260 | 387 | — | — | — | 1 | 131 | 99 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 169 | 276 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 2 | 122 | 294 | 378 | 22 | 47 | 204 | 125 | 107 | 107 | 107 |
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