Port Macquarie-Town Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.46° S 152.94° E

Issued: 9 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Port Macquarie-Town Beach sea temperature is

21.8°C

Port Macquarie-Town Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Port Macquarie-Town Beach today (23 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 2PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	18s
Afternoon (23 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	16s
Evening (23 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 23						Thursday 24								Friday 25
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 19	SSE 18	SSE 16	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 6	ENE 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	277	329	206	151	146	150	130	122	126	101	121	121	109	115	115	100	79	88	104	128	154	184
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	NNE	NE	NNE	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	6:23AM0.92m				6:19PM1.24m				6:57AM1.01m				6:58PM1.28m					7:30AM1.10m				7:36PM1.30m
Low Tide			11:53AM0.42m				00:54AM0.25m				12:38PM0.33m					1:24AM0.19m				1:20PM0.26m


	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	16	19	20	19	18	17
Feels °C	15	15	15	15	16	15	15	16	16	15	14	14	15	15	14	15	14	15	15	15	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	S 9	S 9	S 10	S 11	S 11	S 12	S 12	E 6	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 10	ENE 6	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9
kJ	83	101	79	67	89	93	98	99	102	88	85	82	82	37	37	53	79	31	31	31	17	16
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	SSE 18	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 16	S 20	S 20	S 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	S 9	S 8	S 18	S 10	E 8	E 9	E 9	S 15	E 11
kJ	139	329	206	138	75	25	8	7	98	3	3	3	3	24	13	6	50	1	2	2	4	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 19	E 13	E 13	S 11	S 20	S 20	S 19	—	E 12	E 12	—	S 18	S 18	E 12	S 17	—	S 16	E 9	S 16	S 15	E 11	E 11
kJ	277	3	3	10	8	8	7	—	3	3	—	7	6	3	6	—	5	2	5	4	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 5	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 6	ENE 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NNE 4	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	80	200	178	151	146	150	130	122	126	101	121	121	109	115	115	100	34	88	104	128	154	184
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	107	231	231	330	330	107	107	107	107	107	321	321	107	107	17	17	17	147	321	371	107	107
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads					Nambucca Heads	Nambucca Heads	Nambucca Heads	Nambucca Heads	Nambucca Heads			Nambucca Heads	Nambucca Heads	Bonny Hills	Bonny Hills	Diamond Head				Nambucca Heads	Park Beach
Rating (10 max)	2					2	1	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1				1	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	4	3	2	2	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	8	7	6	6	5	5	6	5	5	4	5	4	4	5	4	4	7	9	6

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