
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Macquarie-Town Beach today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 6PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 2.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Port Macquarie-Town Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
2276 | 1700 | 1390 | 875 | 770 | 616 | 313 | 263 | 181 | 179 | 177 | 189 | 194 | 194 | 160 | 424 | 159 | 96 | 94 | 142 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:21PM1.19m | 00:22AM0.81m | 1:11PM1.15m | 1:17AM0.74m | 2:14PM1.12m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:01PM0.48m | 6:11AM0.41m | 8:21PM0.52m | 6:59AM0.47m | 9:58PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 6 | S 9 |
1751 | 1351 | 1094 | 875 | 770 | 616 | 313 | 263 | 171 | 179 | 158 | 189 | 194 | 194 | 160 | 159 | 159 | 96 | 44 | 142 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 10 | ESE 8 |
7 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 171 | 151 | 181 | 173 | 177 | 158 | 100 | 139 | 102 | 70 | 54 | 44 | 94 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 13 | S 17 | NE 12 | S 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 15 | SE 8 | SSE 15 |
7 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 35 | 64 | 61 | 103 | 119 | 166 | 151 | 116 | 61 | 77 | 30 | 43 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | SSW 9 | — | S 7 | — | — |
2276 | 1700 | 1390 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 424 | — | 59 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 47 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 125 | 276 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 32 |
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