Port Macquarie-Town Beach surf break

Port Macquarie-Town Beach surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 18 Jan 2026 AEDT
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Port Macquarie-Town Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Port Macquarie-Town Beach sea temperature is
23.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Port Macquarie-Town Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 3AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (19 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (19 Jan)5ft (1.6m)9s

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

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Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
2.3
SE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.8
SE
2
SE
2.1
SE
2.2
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.2
SE
Period(s) (?)988898999999888111110111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)471522497493500711421395395395354346365326318778864977117012701189113211561026
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:38PM
0.91
9:49AM
1.46
10:16PM
0.95
10:25AM
1.46
10:54PM
0.98
11:02AM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:07AM
0.27
4:29PM
0.19
3:48AM
0.25
5:03PM
0.17
4:29AM
0.24
Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise----6:01-------6:01-------6:03---
Sunset-------7:54-------7:54-------7:54
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
25331-11--1-11---121----
Temp. °C222121212223222322212019192123242220191920232423
Feels °C (?)212020202121202020191918181919201918181718192019
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