Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Macquarie-Town Beach today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 11AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Port Macquarie-Town Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 51 | 65 | 56 | 60 | 88 | 114 | 136 | 206 | 203 | 156 | 102 | 82 | 55 | 63 | 63 | 39 | 28 | 229 | 280 | 604 | 763 | 878 | 849 | 416 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:17AM1.41m | 10:31PM1.10m | 10:53AM1.40m | 11:05PM1.01m | 11:30AM1.37m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:53AM0.17m | 4:37PM0.21m | 4:22AM0.20m | 5:18PM0.27m | 4:52AM0.24m | 6:01PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 20 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 6 | E 8 | S 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 5 | E 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | NE 6 | E 15 | ENE 8 | S 9 |
| kJ | 21 | 33 | 56 | 60 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 206 | 203 | 156 | 102 | 82 | 55 | 12 | 30 | 39 | 19 | 28 | 41 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 416 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 6 | S 6 | E 8 | S 8 | S 6 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 7 | E 9 | S 5 | SSE 5 | ENE 8 | S 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 24 | 4 | 25 | 28 | 10 | 10 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | E 9 | E 8 | S 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | NE 12 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 9 | E 8 | NE 12 | SSE 5 | S 4 | — | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 15 | — | — | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 6 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | — | SW 4 | S 4 | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 51 | 65 | — | 109 | 88 | 114 | 136 | 367 | — | 31 | 18 | — | — | 63 | 63 | — | 54 | 229 | 280 | 604 | 763 | 878 | 849 | 94 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 291 | 276 | 195 | 17 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 47 | 330 | 330 | 330 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 5 |
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