Port Macquarie-Town Beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 07 May 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
24.1° C
(Which is 1.6°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 5PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (07 May)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (07 May)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W by Fri morning).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.6
SSW
8
1.7
S
8
2.5
SSW
9
2.3
S
11
2.3
S
11
2.2
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
10
2.5
S
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.2
S
11
2.1
S
11
2.1
S
10
2.5
S
11
2.2
S
11
2
S
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
379
320
268
262
253
276
422
1015
1230
1270
1274
1605
1423
1161
2154
1586
1208
1026
988
1673
1186
934
749
596
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
W
10
SSW
15
W
30
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
S
15
S
15
WSW
10
W
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
S
20
S
15
S
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
12:09PM0.79m
00:20AM1.25m
1:09PM0.77m
1:11AM1.20m
2:21PM0.79m
2:08AM1.17m
Low Tide
6:34AM0.39m
5:25PM0.47m
7:32AM0.40m
6:19PM0.52m
8:33AM0.40m
7:26PM0.56m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:22
6:22
6:24
6:24
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5:06
5:05
5:05
5:04
Temp °C
16
20
23
23
17
14
12
11
9
13
19
20
18
16
15
15
14
17
20
19
19
17
17
16
15
16
19
18
8
7
5
5
5
9
14
15
14
12
11
11
11
14
17
16
17
15
16
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
2
S
9
2.3
S
11
2.3
S
11
2.2
S
11
2
S
11
2
S
11
1.9
S
10
2.2
S
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.2
S
11
2.1
S
11
2.1
S
10
2.1
S
11
0.6
E
11
2
S
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
S
10
Energy kJ
379
320
268
262
216
179
148
665
1230
1270
1274
988
890
696
1365
1586
1208
1026
988
1065
89
934
749
596
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.2
S
12
0.7
SSW
6
0.1
S
12
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.1
NE
10
0.6
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
Energy kJ
18
20
11
43
3
3
3
117
120
123
100
106
112
110
110
110
82
86
88
89
4
89
123
123
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
S
12
0.1
NE
10
0.2
S
12
0.1
NE
9
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
16
12
4
11
3
6
6
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
1
1
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
2
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
8
1.7
S
8
2.5
SSW
9
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
10
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
11
2.2
S
11
Energy kJ
1
2
25
96
253
276
422
1015
1605
1423
1161
2154
1673
1186
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
1
3
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
130
0
0
0
0
0
0
70
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
115
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
5
4
4
5
3
5
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
4
4
5
4
5
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
7
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
9
5
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