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Saltwater Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Port Macquarie (37 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Saltwater surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
24.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Saltwater today?
The current surf forecast for Saltwater at 10AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 3.0m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 7.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Apr) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Saltwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 4127 | 4358 | 4062 | 3741 | 3533 | 2202 | 2913 | 2470 | 2274 | 2049 | 1916 | 1459 | 1459 | 1432 | 1308 | 1193 | 1067 | 990 | 1281 | 1439 | 1124 | 1066 | 1009 | 1009 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:08AM 1.20 | 10:22PM 1.74 | 11:04AM 1.09 | 11:15PM 1.67 | 12:08PM 1.01 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:13AM 0.03 | 3:48PM 0.20 | 5:09AM 0.08 | 4:35PM 0.29 | 6:12AM 0.15 | 5:31PM 0.39 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
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