Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Macquarie-Town Beach today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 5PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Port Macquarie-Town Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | E 7 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 90 | 128 | 88 | 157 | 83 | 108 | 156 | 108 | 95 | 75 | 61 | 51 | 64 | 72 | 75 | 40 | 42 | 35 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:59PM1.11m | 1:43AM0.78m | 3:09PM1.11m | 3:02AM0.73m | 4:25PM1.14m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:02AM0.37m | 8:52PM0.56m | 7:47AM0.42m | 10:30PM0.55m | 8:51AM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 90 | 128 | 88 | 64 | 44 | 35 | 99 | 71 | 51 | 51 | 35 | 12 | 54 | 56 | 56 | 40 | 42 | 35 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | S 8 | E 10 | — | S 14 | S 14 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | S 4 | E 9 | S 7 |
| kJ | 41 | 5 | 8 | — | 4 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | E 11 | SE 10 | — | — | — | S 13 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | S 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | S 10 | S 3 | S 3 | SE 7 | — | S 9 |
| kJ | 18 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 61 | 63 | 60 | 157 | 83 | 108 | 156 | 108 | 95 | 75 | 61 | 51 | 64 | 72 | 75 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 129 | 321 | 107 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 125 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 107 | 107 | 47 |
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