Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Macquarie-Town Beach today (28 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 8PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Port Macquarie-Town Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 691 | 582 | 496 | 396 | 331 | 325 | 281 | 307 | 356 | 471 | 575 | 585 | 390 | 339 | 203 | 188 | 179 | 200 | 139 | 152 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | off |
High Tide | 8:43PM1.38m | 9:08AM1.12m | 9:18PM1.35m | 9:41AM1.17m | 9:54PM1.30m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20PM0.21m | 3:07AM0.13m | 2:58PM0.17m | 3:36AM0.12m | 3:39PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 8 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 691 | 582 | 496 | 396 | 331 | 325 | 281 | 307 | 43 | 39 | 40 | 585 | 327 | 161 | 203 | 188 | 179 | 200 | 139 | 152 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | E 9 | S 8 | SE 10 | S 8 | E 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 35 | 24 | 36 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 204 | 211 | 105 | 37 | 68 | 74 | 97 | 128 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 15 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NE 7 | N 11 | N 10 | N 16 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | N 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 14 | 17 | 82 | 58 | 70 | 43 | 41 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 4 | 24 | 23 | 31 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 4 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 356 | 471 | 575 | — | 390 | 339 | 167 | 62 | 124 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 194 | 229 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 204 | 204 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 0 |
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