Port Macquarie-Town Beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 17 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
23.8° C
(Which is 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 4PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (17 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
3
3
2
3
5
4
4
4
3
4
2
4
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.1
E
2
S
2.3
S
3
S
2.5
S
1.9
S
2.2
S
2.5
S
2.4
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
3.5
S
2.5
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
Period(s) (?)9988881078101010111211111212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)767452515035236469214481281655118619261440153217781809322119462276221121732209
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
5
WNW
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
NE
10
NW
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
S
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:07AM
1.24
8:30PM
1.43
8:50AM
1.20
9:13PM
1.50
9:35AM
1.14
9:58PM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:08PM
0.12
2:49AM
0.12
2:45PM
0.12
3:38AM
0.12
3:25PM
0.15
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise6:09-------6:09-------6:09-------
Sunset---5:25-------5:24-------5:23----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-------1----------------
Temp. °C182526242219191818202120191716151519202019181616
Feels °C (?)152323212118141415161615151413121216161515151313
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