Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Macquarie-Town Beach today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 2AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Port Macquarie-Town Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | E 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
264 | 255 | 202 | 183 | 183 | 404 | 380 | 301 | 216 | 190 | 155 | 166 | 117 | 147 | 73 | 96 | 120 | 102 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:16AM0.99m | 1:04PM1.13m | 00:54AM0.87m | 1:59PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:30PM0.42m | 6:26AM0.32m | 7:28PM0.50m | 7:02AM0.37m | 8:52PM0.56m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | E 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 |
264 | 255 | 202 | 183 | 183 | 404 | 380 | 301 | 216 | 190 | 155 | 166 | 117 | 147 | 71 | 78 | 45 | 26 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 11 | E 7 | E 10 | S 14 | S 14 |
121 | 150 | 167 | 173 | 161 | 30 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 15 | S 14 | — | S 9 | SSE 7 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | — | ESE 10 | — | — | — |
24 | 24 | 12 | 35 | 35 | 4 | 4 | — | 23 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 9 | — | 10 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 63 | 73 | 96 | 120 | 102 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 229 | 107 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 152 | 276 | 17 | 17 |
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