Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Macquarie-Town Beach today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 7PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Port Macquarie-Town Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 241 | 236 | 233 | 121 | 180 | 254 | 223 | 207 | 211 | 202 | 228 | 286 | 242 | 242 | 220 | 219 | 242 | 230 | 255 | 243 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:56AM1.22m | 11:07PM1.26m | 11:36AM1.20m | 11:42PM1.12m | 12:18PM1.16m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:56PM0.24m | 5:22AM0.20m | 5:41PM0.32m | 5:54AM0.26m | 6:30PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 12 | S 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 172 | 170 | 50 | 121 | 180 | 254 | 223 | 207 | 211 | 202 | 228 | 214 | 242 | 242 | 220 | 219 | 242 | 230 | 255 | 243 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 102 | 40 | 114 | 42 | 47 | 71 | 53 | 78 | 76 | 78 | 52 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 24 | 59 | 119 | 150 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | S 12 | E 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | — | S 13 | E 9 | E 10 | SSE 12 | E 9 | S 12 | ESE 14 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 11 | 18 | 61 | 50 | 67 | 65 | 42 | 40 | — | 86 | 15 | 16 | 29 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 22 | 24 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 241 | 236 | 233 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 286 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 47 | 22 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 276 | 229 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 132 | 107 | 17 | 0 |
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