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 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Macquarie-Town Beach sea temperature is
19.3° C
0.1° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 4AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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)
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.1
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
215
215
249
228
240
260
230
248
274
249
212
173
161
404
331
301
253
190
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
E
5
ENE
10
E
10
E
5
NW
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
WSW
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:42PM1.12m
12:18PM1.16m
00:16AM0.99m
1:04PM1.13m
Low Tide
5:41PM0.32m
5:54AM0.26m
6:30PM0.42m
6:26AM0.32m
7:28PM0.50m
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
 mm
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
16
17
16
17
16
16
16
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
13
14
13
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
13
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
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