Port Macquarie-Town Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.46° S 152.94° E

Port Macquarie-Town Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Macquarie-Town Beach sea temperature is
19.8° C
0.6° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 7AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

Table - waves today at Port Macquarie-Town Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.2
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
SSW
8
0.5
NE
6
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
S
12
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
89
108
95
51
35
37
35
39
40
40
28
27
27
27
22
25
26
38
21
50
96
149
127
106
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
E
5
ESE
5
W
5
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
W
5
N
10
N
5
N
5
NNW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
1:43AM0.78m
3:09PM1.11m
3:02AM0.73m
4:25PM1.14m
4:55AM0.73m
5:26PM1.19m
Low Tide
7:47AM0.42m
10:30PM0.55m
8:51AM0.46m
11:38PM0.49m
10:11AM0.46m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:24
5:25
 mm
1
1
4
Temp °C
15
14
15
19
19
18
18
18
17
16
16
17
17
18
18
18
16
16
14
16
17
18
17
17
Feels °C
12
12
12
17
17
17
17
17
15
15
15
16
16
17
17
17
14
14
11
14
16
16
15
15
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