Port Macquarie-Town Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.46° S 152.94° E

Port Macquarie-Town Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Macquarie-Town Beach sea temperature is
19.8° C
0.2° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 6PM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)7ft (2.2m)7s
Afternoon (16 Jul)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (16 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
S
9
2.4
SSE
7
2.3
SSE
7
2.3
SSE
7
2.1
SSE
7
2.1
SSE
7
2
SSE
7
2
SE
7
1.7
SE
7
2
SE
8
2.1
SE
7
2
SE
7
1.9
SE
7
1.9
SE
7
1.9
SE
7
1.9
SE
7
1.9
SE
7
1.9
SE
7
2.1
SE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
846
607
557
545
482
443
440
429
293
432
452
412
386
396
386
362
362
396
503
666
940
1357
1696
1955
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:58AM1.10m
10:13PM1.62m
10:44AM1.12m
10:57PM1.52m
11:29AM1.12m
Low Tide
4:08AM0.10m
3:39PM0.17m
4:50AM0.12m
4:28PM0.21m
5:32AM0.16m
5:17PM0.27m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:45
6:43
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5:02
5:02
5:04
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
9
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
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