
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Macquarie-Town Beach today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 5PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Port Macquarie-Town Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
288 | 320 | 606 | 619 | 500 | 480 | 408 | 399 | 343 | 348 | 340 | 515 | 461 | 496 | 496 | 486 | 433 | 373 | 373 | 365 | 328 | 359 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 12:08PM1.32m | 00:20AM0.85m | 12:49PM1.26m | 1:08AM0.79m | 1:35PM1.21m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:23AM0.30m | 6:48PM0.39m | 5:57AM0.37m | 7:42PM0.44m | 6:36AM0.44m | 8:50PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||
6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
169 | 320 | 606 | 619 | 500 | 480 | 408 | 399 | 343 | 348 | 340 | 313 | 461 | 496 | 496 | 486 | 433 | 373 | 373 | 365 | 328 | 359 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | S 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 13 | SE 11 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
288 | 125 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 32 | 32 | 78 | 128 | 47 | 30 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 46 | 48 | 49 | 50 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 14 | SE 13 | ENE 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 14 |
62 | 56 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 28 | 32 | 48 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 55 | 54 | 40 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 515 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 47 | 239 | 321 | 321 | 229 | 229 | 125 | 229 | 229 | 321 | 321 | 229 | 93 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 240 | 321 | 47 | 130 | 5 |
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