Port Macquarie-Town Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.46° S 152.94° E

Port Macquarie-Town Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Macquarie-Town Beach sea temperature is
19.5° C
0.3° 

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 (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 6AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
9
1
SE
9
0.9
ESE
9
1.1
E
7
1.2
E
7
0.9
SE
8
1.2
NE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
197
183
161
404
380
301
235
190
155
124
117
138
84
102
116
108
134
105
92
72
35
58
54
54
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
00:16AM0.99m
1:04PM1.13m
00:54AM0.87m
1:59PM1.11m
1:43AM0.78m
3:09PM1.11m
Low Tide
6:26AM0.32m
7:28PM0.50m
7:02AM0.37m
8:52PM0.56m
7:47AM0.42m
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:24
 mm
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
16
15
14
15
17
17
17
16
14
15
14
16
18
18
17
17
15
14
14
17
20
19
18
18
Feels °C
15
15
13
15
15
14
14
14
12
14
12
14
14
14
14
14
12
12
12
15
17
17
17
17
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