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 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Macquarie-Town Beach sea temperature is
19.5° C
0.3° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 2AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (19 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
9
1
SE
9
1
ESE
9
1.1
E
7
1.2
ESE
7
0.8
SE
8
1.2
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
264
255
202
183
183
404
380
301
216
190
155
166
117
147
73
96
120
102
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
5
NE
5
WNW
5
WSW
0
WSW
5
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:16AM0.99m
1:04PM1.13m
00:54AM0.87m
1:59PM1.11m
Low Tide
6:30PM0.42m
6:26AM0.32m
7:28PM0.50m
7:02AM0.37m
8:52PM0.56m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
 mm
1
3
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
17
16
16
15
15
16
17
17
17
16
15
15
14
16
18
18
17
17
Feels °C
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
15
14
13
13
12
14
15
15
14
14
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