Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Macquarie-Town Beach today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 4PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Port Macquarie-Town Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 286 | 229 | 305 | 306 | 308 | 287 | 296 | 251 | 329 | 519 | 732 | 586 | 1177 | 1637 | 1695 | 1955 | 1895 | 1403 | 1375 | 1665 | 1293 | 1287 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:44AM1.12m | 10:57PM1.52m | 11:29AM1.12m | 11:39PM1.39m | 12:15PM1.11m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:50AM0.12m | 4:28PM0.21m | 5:32AM0.16m | 5:17PM0.27m | 6:11AM0.21m | 6:07PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  |  | | | | | |  |  | |  | | | |  | | | | |
 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 9 | SSE 12 | ESE 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 21 | E 9 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 17 | E 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 103 | 76 | 29 | 24 | 21 | 25 | 14 | 251 | 14 | 13 | 43 | 586 | 1177 | 1637 | 1695 | 1955 | 1895 | 1403 | 1375 | 97 | 1293 | 1287 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSW 17 | S 20 | S 20 | S 14 | S 19 | SSE 11 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | S 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 66 | 63 | 59 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 44 | 44 | 78 | 41 | 40 | 78 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 106 | 102 | 149 | 86 | 94 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | NE 8 | SSW 12 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | S 12 | NE 8 | S 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 25 | S 24 | S 24 | S 18 | S 17 | — | S 16 |
| kJ | 15 | 3 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | — | 125 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 10 | S 6 | — |
| kJ | 286 | 229 | 305 | 306 | 308 | 287 | 296 | 36 | 329 | 519 | 732 | 182 | 205 | 237 | 372 | 193 | 205 | 405 | 285 | 1665 | 45 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 238 | 239 | 239 | 70 | 22 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 93 | 362 | 374 | 374 | 291 | 291 | 306 | 306 | 291 | 195 | 195 | 70 | 22 |
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