
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Macquarie-Town Beach today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 11AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Port Macquarie-Town Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 11 | E 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
52 | 73 | 50 | 64 | 60 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 21 | 39 | 35 | 40 | 90 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 65 | 118 | 92 | 92 | 90 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 00:20AM1.11m | 1:04PM1.16m | 1:11AM1.01m | 2:06PM1.20m | 2:17AM0.92m | 3:23PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:36AM0.25m | 7:19PM0.40m | 7:24AM0.30m | 8:43PM0.44m | 8:23AM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SSW 5 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 8 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 9 |
52 | 73 | 50 | 64 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 36 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 39 | 35 | 35 | 90 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 118 | 55 | 52 | 90 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | ESE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | S 5 | SSE 10 | NE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 |
20 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 60 | 39 | 37 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 40 | 10 | 39 | 38 | 25 | 26 | 38 | 92 | 92 | 49 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SSE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NNE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 11 | NE 6 | E 11 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 48 | 65 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — | — |
— | 19 | 31 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 22 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 204 | 0 | 0 |
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