
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Macquarie-Town Beach today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 3AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Port Macquarie-Town Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
528 | 452 | 393 | 393 | 329 | 161 | 299 | 201 | 189 | 386 | 359 | 270 | 250 | 110 | 85 | 88 | 90 | 153 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:47PM1.46m | 9:09AM1.31m | 9:25PM1.36m | 9:46AM1.33m | 10:00PM1.25m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:02AM0.11m | 3:13PM0.13m | 3:35AM0.13m | 3:54PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 |
528 | 452 | 393 | 393 | 329 | 161 | 299 | 140 | 129 | 386 | 359 | 270 | 250 | 78 | 69 | 53 | 53 | 153 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 14 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 10 | SSE 19 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 20 | SSE 21 | S 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 13 |
6 | 6 | 15 | 36 | 72 | 141 | 210 | 195 | 189 | 137 | 146 | 200 | 124 | 85 | 85 | 88 | 90 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 14 | E 9 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | SSE 19 | ENE 14 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | E 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 15 |
14 | 14 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 124 | 39 | 201 | 133 | 52 | 14 | 35 | 35 | 110 | 61 | 53 | 25 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 17 | 32 | 41 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 124 | 158 | 158 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 229 | 229 | 129 | 17 |
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