
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Macquarie-Town Beach today (16 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 9PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Port Macquarie-Town Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
387 | 357 | 546 | 585 | 546 | 486 | 466 | 446 | 440 | 468 | 430 | 393 | 359 | 307 | 332 | 260 | 255 | 202 | 197 | 145 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 12:49PM1.26m | 1:08AM0.79m | 1:35PM1.21m | 2:09AM0.75m | 2:30PM1.16m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:42PM0.44m | 6:36AM0.44m | 8:50PM0.46m | 7:27AM0.51m | 10:07PM0.45m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
387 | 128 | 546 | 585 | 546 | 486 | 466 | 446 | 45 | 48 | 430 | 393 | 359 | 307 | 332 | 260 | 255 | 202 | 197 | 145 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 13 | SE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 |
78 | 31 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 56 | 54 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 15 | 37 | 78 | 17 | 33 | 32 | 48 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SE 14 | SE 12 | S 14 | S 13 | ENE 10 | S 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | ESE 12 | ESE 11 |
32 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 8 | 39 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 3 | 33 | 33 | — | 14 | 24 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
— | 357 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 440 | 468 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | 36 | 34 | 33 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 321 | 321 | 321 | 158 | 158 | 47 | 47 | 371 | 463 | 330 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 229 | 229 | 107 | 31 |
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