Port Macquarie-Town Beach surf break

Port Macquarie-Town Beach surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 18 May 2026 AEST
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Port Macquarie-Town Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Port Macquarie-Town Beach sea temperature is
23.6° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Port Macquarie-Town Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 2AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.9m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)11ft (3.5m)9s
Afternoon (19 May)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (19 May)7ft (2.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Mon night, light winds from the NW by Tue morning).

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
3
ENE
9
3.5
NE
9
3
NE
9
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
2.1
S
9
2.2
S
9
2.4
S
9
2.4
S
9
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.1
S
10
2.1
S
9
2.1
S
10
2.3
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
819
850
1136
1361
1825
1776
1212
1205
1004
917
727
657
512
671
770
942
901
1374
1170
972
809
792
809
944
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
40
NE
30
N
20
N
25
N
20
NNW
15
NW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:48PM1.65m
10:18AM1.02m
10:39PM1.63m
11:13AM0.98m
11:32PM1.57m
12:14PM0.95m
Low Tide
4:31AM0.16m
3:54PM0.23m
5:28AM0.20m
4:46PM0.30m
6:28AM0.24m
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:57
4:57
6
11
6
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
19
20
20
20
19
20
25
23
19
17
16
15
15
17
19
17
17
17
16
14
15
16
18
16
15
16
18
19
17
19
24
21
17
15
13
11
12
13
14
12
12
12
12
10
11
12
13
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
E
9
3
ENE
9
3
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
Energy kJ
614
1361
1373
1310
1212
1205
1004
917
727
657
512
499
441
377
369
313
262
262
268
262
262
257
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
11
Energy kJ
353
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
2.3
NNE
8
3.5
NE
9
3
NE
9
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
1
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
6
1.8
S
8
2.1
S
9
2.2
S
9
2.4
S
9
2.4
S
9
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.1
S
10
2.1
S
9
2.1
S
10
2.3
S
9
Energy kJ
819
850
1136
669
1825
1776
3
9
26
60
130
378
671
770
942
901
1374
1170
972
809
792
809
944
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
Distance (km)
169
169
107
32
32
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
17
22
47
17
17
0
17
17
17
17
22
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
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