Port Macquarie-Town Beach surf break

Port Macquarie-Town Beach surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 AEST
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Port Macquarie-Town Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Port Macquarie-Town Beach sea temperature is
24.3° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Port Macquarie-Town Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 1AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (24 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Evening (24 Apr)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSE
10
2.3
SE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.9
SE
11
2
ESE
11
2
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
E
8
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
588
1223
631
638
831
903
820
493
648
603
600
432
358
341
277
264
147
95
120
126
109
86
65
62
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
0
NE
5
W
0
S
10
E
10
E
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
on
High Tide
1:53AM1.39m
3:02PM0.91m
3:09AM1.35m
4:19PM0.98m
4:20AM1.32m
Low Tide
6:59PM0.44m
9:09AM0.33m
8:23PM0.48m
10:14AM0.31m
9:50PM0.47m
11:06AM0.28m
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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6:13
6:13
6:15
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5:17
5:16
5:15
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
20
19
20
21
20
20
20
19
20
20
20
21
21
21
20
20
19
18
18
20
21
20
17
15
16
16
17
19
18
19
20
20
20
19
19
20
19
20
20
19
18
19
17
20
19
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ESE
11
0.1
NE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.9
SE
11
2
ESE
11
2
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
E
8
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
Energy kJ
544
4
631
638
831
903
820
493
648
603
600
432
358
341
277
264
147
95
120
126
109
86
65
62
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
SE
7
Energy kJ
4
4
4
171
98
58
61
32
31
44
61
57
39
53
51
65
67
86
84
57
39
34
26
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SSE
7
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
37
36
16
15
15
15
14
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSE
10
2.3
SE
11
1.6
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
2.1
SE
9
1.9
SE
8
Energy kJ
588
1223
471
386
703
522
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
22
70
22
22
5
22
229
47
17
0
0
17
17
70
106
47
125
93
0
0
0
0
47
130
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
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