Saltwater surf break

Saltwater surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 22 Aug 2025 AEST
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Saltwater surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Saltwater sea temperature is
18.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Saltwater today?

The current surf forecast for Saltwater at 6PM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)--
Afternoon (22 Aug)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (22 Aug)7ft (2.2m)9s

Table - waves today at Saltwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
3
2
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
E
2.1
E
2.4
ENE
2.2
E
2.1
E
1.9
ENE
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
ENE
1.7
SSW
2
S
2.2
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2
S
2.2
S
2
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)899999999999899101010999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)6157239028047205865755294634123634109701330161422752253883156512745315281070950
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
10
SSE
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
25
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:36PM
1.68
8:09AM
1.21
8:15PM
1.66
8:46AM
1.27
8:51PM
1.60
9:21AM
1.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:14AM
0.09
1:51PM
0.21
2:47AM
0.08
2:32PM
0.21
3:18AM
0.09
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Sunrise------6:18-------6:16-------6:16-
Sunset-5:25-------5:27-------5:27------
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
212--------1------------
Temp. °C181816141312121620181615141414151716141312121115
Feels °C (?)18171413111091417141313111111111212101098711
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Port Macquarie

  1. weather stationWind Update Cross-shore wind has turned cross-on at Saltwater (light winds from the E at Taree Airport Aws 14 km from Saltwater). A 2.6m swell from the E

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Actual: 49 min ago

11 km/h
E
Cross-On
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