Port Macquarie-Town Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.46° S 152.94° E

Port Macquarie-Town Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Port Macquarie-Town Beach sea temperature is
20.1°C
0.8° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 4PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (26 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.4
S
8
1.5
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.1
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
236
204
187
150
120
170
163
154
192
209
227
340
515
356
318
318
269
347
754
619
505
419
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
NW
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
SW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
NE
15
E
15
E
5
ESE
5
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:27AM0.93m
7:32PM1.36m
8:01AM1.00m
8:08PM1.38m
8:35AM1.06m
8:43PM1.38m
Low Tide
12:59PM0.32m
2:06AM0.20m
1:40PM0.26m
2:37AM0.15m
2:20PM0.21m
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
5:29
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
20
19
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
15
15
14
14
16
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
18
18
18
15
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
14
13
14
13
13
15
15
15
17
15
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