Port Macquarie-Town Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.46° S 152.94° E

Port Macquarie-Town Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Macquarie-Town Beach sea temperature is
21.0°C
1.3° 

Port Macquarie-Town Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Port Macquarie-Town Beach today (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 4AM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

Table - waves today at Port Macquarie-Town Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
1
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
10
2.2
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
9
2
SSE
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
0.6
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.9
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1390
875
705
616
313
263
181
179
173
185
194
166
164
159
159
65
92
145
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
W
5
W
5
SSE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
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
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
15
14
14
13
17
18
18
17
16
17
17
18
22
23
22
21
20
Feels °C
12
12
12
12
11
16
15
15
14
13
14
14
15
19
19
19
19
17
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