Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Macquarie-Town Beach today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 5PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Port Macquarie-Town Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 291 | 102 | 241 | 251 | 251 | 136 | 144 | 196 | 191 | 202 | 188 | 183 | 155 | 183 | 188 | 193 | 199 | 209 | 209 | 274 | 280 | 249 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:56AM1.22m | 11:07PM1.26m | 11:36AM1.20m | 11:42PM1.12m | 12:18PM1.16m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:49AM0.15m | 4:56PM0.24m | 5:22AM0.20m | 5:41PM0.32m | 5:54AM0.26m | 6:30PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 12 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | ESE 7 | S 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 191 | 102 | 172 | 170 | 50 | 121 | 108 | 80 | 191 | 69 | 188 | 183 | 155 | 183 | 188 | 193 | 199 | 209 | 209 | 274 | 280 | 249 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 8 | SSE 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | E 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 100 | 101 | 20 | 20 | 102 | 40 | 50 | 67 | 55 | 42 | 74 | 101 | 71 | 69 | 52 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 24 | 90 | 119 | 150 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 8 | S 12 | ENE 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 11 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 12 | ESE 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 61 | 60 | 31 | 65 | 52 | 43 | 63 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 40 | 21 | 19 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | ESE 7 | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 291 | 36 | 241 | 251 | 251 | 136 | 144 | 196 | — | 202 | — | — | — | 113 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 47 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 47 | 47 | 17 | 0 |
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