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Sandbar Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Port Macquarie (37 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Sandbar surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sandbar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sandbar sea temperature is
23.3° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Sandbar today?
The current surf forecast for Sandbar at 9AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Sandbar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | |
584 | 573 | 545 | 461 | 461 | 452 | 452 | 458 | 468 | 392 | 332 | 279 | 230 | 229 | 336 | 456 | 2339 | 2184 | 1904 | 1613 | 1242 | 980 | 738 | 637 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:20PM1.51m | 11:01AM0.95m | 11:02PM1.45m | 11:51AM0.91m | 11:48PM1.40m | 12:51PM0.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:15AM0.31m | 4:17PM0.47m | 6:05AM0.35m | 5:01PM0.52m | 6:59AM0.37m | 5:55PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
 kJ | 584 | 573 | 545 | 461 | 461 | 452 | 452 | 458 | 468 | 392 | 332 | 279 | 230 | 186 | 148 | 117 | 1538 | 2184 | 1904 | 1613 | 1242 | 980 | 738 | 637 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 5 | S 17 | S 16 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 12 | S 12 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 17 | 9 | 93 | 82 | 55 | 83 | 68 | 43 | 28 | 26 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 117 | 92 | 92 | 70 | 75 | 82 | 83 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 5 | SSW 4 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 10 | N 10 | NE 10 | S 17 | NE 10 | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 25 | 54 | 7 | 4 | 77 | 67 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 5 | — | — | S 4 | — | — | NE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | W 5 | W 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 21 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 10 | 31 | 32 | 9 | 36 | 59 | 229 | 336 | 456 | 2339 | — | — | — | 59 | 20 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 16 | 34 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 21 | 79 | 79 | 89 | 231 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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