Port Macquarie-Town Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.46° S 152.94° E

Port Macquarie-Town Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Macquarie-Town Beach sea temperature is
20.1°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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 3PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (08 Oct)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (08 Oct)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
3
2
2
2
3
2
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.8
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1.4
NE
7
1.6
NE
8
1.4
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
506
473
614
517
495
432
397
424
337
831
831
815
640
527
461
332
242
199
147
217
297
193
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
10
ENE
20
E
15
NE
15
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
15
NE
25
NE
20
NE
10
WNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
7:46AM1.21m
7:59PM1.39m
8:27AM1.30m
8:41PM1.35m
9:05AM1.37m
9:19PM1.28m
Low Tide
1:42PM0.24m
2:16AM0.16m
2:30PM0.19m
2:50AM0.15m
3:14PM0.17m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
18
19
18
17
15
14
13
13
17
19
19
19
18
18
16
18
21
23
25
23
24
Feels °C
12
14
15
14
15
14
13
12
12
16
16
17
18
16
17
15
16
21
22
22
21
24
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