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 am 19 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 4PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

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 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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)
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.1
SE
9
1
SE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
1.2
ENE
6
0.9
SE
8
1.2
ENE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
1
NE
6
1.3
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
161
404
380
301
305
190
155
124
94
96
91
96
105
112
139
108
83
72
42
56
62
97
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NE
20
NNE
15
N
5
WNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
1:04PM1.13m
00:54AM0.87m
1:59PM1.11m
1:43AM0.78m
3:09PM1.11m
Low Tide
6:26AM0.32m
7:28PM0.50m
7:02AM0.37m
8:52PM0.56m
7:47AM0.42m
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:24
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
16
16
17
17
16
15
15
14
16
18
18
17
17
15
14
14
17
20
19
18
17
Feels °C
14
15
14
15
15
15
14
14
12
14
14
14
14
14
12
12
12
15
17
16
16
17
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