
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Macquarie-Town Beach today (08 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 6PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Port Macquarie-Town Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
64 | 82 | 104 | 131 | 165 | 203 | 206 | 173 | 180 | 129 | 302 | 346 | 335 | 640 | 254 | 878 | 545 | 181 | 184 | 140 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:43PM1.36m | 5:18AM0.88m | 5:52PM1.46m | 6:28AM0.95m | 6:50PM1.56m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:42PM0.36m | 10:54AM0.33m | 00:43AM0.27m | 12:02PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | E 14 | ENE 9 | E 13 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
64 | 82 | 104 | 131 | 165 | 203 | 206 | 173 | 180 | 129 | 302 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 254 | 4 | 545 | 268 | 184 | 140 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 14 | — | E 14 | ENE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
33 | 32 | 22 | 33 | 32 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 4 | 181 | 133 | 98 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 14 | E 14 | S 6 | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 |
13 | 13 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 |
3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 28 | 45 | 139 | 346 | 335 | 640 | 606 | 878 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 17 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 125 | 125 | 107 | 107 | 160 | 207 | 107 | 91 | 2 | 2 |
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