
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Macquarie-Town Beach today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 1AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Port Macquarie-Town Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 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) | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 10 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
116 | 387 | 451 | 238 | 387 | 317 | 288 | 233 | 184 | 134 | 102 | 72 | 181 | 233 | 277 | 262 | 242 | 404 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:41PM1.62m | 8:10AM1.10m | 8:27PM1.64m | 8:54AM1.17m | 9:11PM1.60m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:19AM0.13m | 1:53PM0.15m | 3:00AM0.10m | 2:42PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
116 | 387 | 451 | 238 | 387 | 317 | 288 | 233 | 184 | 134 | 102 | 72 | 69 | 45 | 50 | 45 | 45 | 46 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 9 | S 21 | NE 7 | S 21 | S 16 | S 19 | N 6 |
62 | 61 | 65 | 132 | 81 | 71 | 69 | 69 | 72 | 74 | 74 | 55 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | ENE 10 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | S 21 | S 21 | N 11 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 |
18 | 10 | 19 | 81 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 9 |
— | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 24 | 100 | 181 | 233 | 277 | 262 | 242 | 404 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 109 | 204 | 22 | 0 |
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