Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Macquarie-Town Beach today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 5PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Port Macquarie-Town Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 247 | 260 | 245 | 238 | 264 | 255 | 217 | 173 | 161 | 404 | 331 | 301 | 305 | 211 | 155 | 169 | 122 | 102 | 111 | 75 | 110 | 150 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:18PM1.16m | 00:16AM0.99m | 1:04PM1.13m | 00:54AM0.87m | 1:59PM1.11m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:54AM0.26m | 6:30PM0.42m | 6:26AM0.32m | 7:28PM0.50m | 7:02AM0.37m | 8:52PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 13 |
| kJ | 247 | 260 | 245 | 59 | 264 | 255 | 217 | 161 | 157 | 404 | 331 | 301 | 305 | 211 | 155 | 169 | 122 | 102 | 111 | 67 | 36 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 10 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 39 | 34 | 22 | 22 | 121 | 150 | 167 | 173 | 161 | 29 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 14 | S 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 15 | S 14 | — | SSE 7 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | NE 8 | SE 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 25 | 40 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 35 | 35 | 4 | 4 | — | 11 | — | 3 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NE 3 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 238 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 75 | 110 | 150 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 17 | 93 | 99 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 107 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 169 | 276 | 17 | 17 |
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