
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Macquarie-Town Beach today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 9AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Port Macquarie-Town Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
428 | 443 | 386 | 370 | 492 | 203 | 535 | 535 | 496 | 486 | 466 | 446 | 405 | 359 | 359 | 359 | 325 | 332 | 332 | 287 | 281 | 202 | 193 | 126 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 00:20AM0.85m | 12:49PM1.26m | 1:08AM0.79m | 1:35PM1.21m | 2:09AM0.75m | 2:30PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:57AM0.37m | 7:42PM0.44m | 6:36AM0.44m | 8:50PM0.46m | 7:27AM0.51m | 10:07PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 13 | S 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 |
428 | 443 | 386 | 370 | 78 | 203 | 535 | 535 | 496 | 486 | 466 | 446 | 405 | 359 | 359 | 359 | 325 | 332 | 332 | 287 | 281 | 202 | 193 | 126 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 6 |
26 | 25 | 32 | 32 | 138 | 128 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 46 | 48 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 56 | 31 | 51 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 57 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 14 | SE 13 | N 9 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | ESE 12 | E 10 |
4 | 4 | 18 | 28 | 2 | 31 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 56 | 54 | 39 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 28 | 48 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — |
— | — | — | — | 492 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 25 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 229 | 158 | 158 | 229 | 321 | 158 | 321 | 229 | 229 | 47 | 93 | 99 | 321 | 321 | 321 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 229 | 229 | 107 | 2 |
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