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 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Port Macquarie-Town Beach sea temperature is
19.8° 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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 12PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 21s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 21s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (18 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (18 Jul)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sat night, calm by Mon night).

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.3
E
10
3
E
11
3
E
11
3
E
11
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.4
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.2
E
10
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
266
258
337
477
603
787
978
1762
2061
2152
1487
1487
2080
1824
1706
1402
1282
1183
1081
968
786
710
630
630
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
10:57PM1.52m
11:29AM1.12m
11:39PM1.39m
12:15PM1.11m
00:20AM1.24m
1:04PM1.10m
Low Tide
5:32AM0.16m
5:17PM0.27m
6:11AM0.21m
6:07PM0.35m
6:49AM0.26m
7:02PM0.44m
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:43
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5:04
5:04
5:05
 mm
2
2
1
1
2
Temp °C
16
16
16
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
15
Feels °C
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
15
15
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