Port Macquarie-Town Beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 27 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
23.0° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Port Macquarie-Town Beach today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Macquarie-Town Beach at 2AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (28 May)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (28 May)7ft (2.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
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)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
4
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.1
E
11
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.5
E
10
2
SSW
8
1.8
SSW
8
1.2
E
10
1.8
SSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1227
1076
955
906
859
828
743
727
1107
991
800
679
653
640
563
625
625
546
552
426
428
414
271
414
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
N
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
S
10
SE
20
E
25
ENE
15
N
10
NW
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
NW
35
WSW
25
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:11PM1.28m
6:13AM1.04m
6:50PM1.34m
6:55AM1.00m
7:28PM1.40m
7:35AM0.97m
Low Tide
00:28AM0.40m
12:12PM0.27m
1:14AM0.36m
12:45PM0.25m
1:57AM0.33m
1:20PM0.24m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:37
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4:53
4:53
4:52
1
1
1
1
2
1
6
22
1
1
9
6
1
Temp °C
20
20
18
18
17
18
20
20
20
17
16
15
14
17
20
18
16
18
18
17
16
19
21
19
21
22
19
19
18
20
21
19
18
15
15
14
13
16
19
17
15
13
15
16
14
16
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
0.4
S
9
2.1
E
11
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
SSW
8
1.4
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.4
S
8
Energy kJ
1227
1076
955
906
859
828
743
727
23
991
800
679
653
640
563
625
625
546
552
426
226
245
213
264
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.2
S
17
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
S
8
0.4
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.4
S
7
0.1
S
16
0.4
NNE
7
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
Energy kJ
8
8
8
17
16
26
25
24
23
22
22
22
13
12
10
39
22
17
5
18
371
318
271
228
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
N
8
0.2
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
18
0.1
N
11
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
11
0.1
SE
15
0.2
SSE
7
0.4
S
10
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
8
Energy kJ
23
22
5
5
1
20
4
6
2
28
26
25
23
22
24
8
5
35
5
5
23
14
10
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
E
11
1.2
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
0.4
SW
7
1
SW
4
1.3
SSW
6
2
SSW
8
1.8
SSW
8
0.4
WSW
3
1.8
SSW
8
Energy kJ
1107
90
115
68
13
30
111
428
414
3
414
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
3
2
3
Distance (km)
2
2
0
0
0
0
47
107
97
16
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
31
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
9
7
6
6
8
9
9
7
9
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
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