Port Macquarie – Town Beach surf report & water temperature
Updated 4 Nov, 12:00 UTC
Current conditions
Right now at Port Macquarie – Town Beach: 11 kts NNW, gusts 13, 1.1 m waves, water 23 °C — good surfing waves.
7-day forecast
| Wed 4 | Thu 5 | Fri 6 | Sat 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 00 | 03 | 06 | 09 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 00 | 03 | 06 | 09 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 00 | 03 | 06 | 09 | |
| Wind | 12 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| Gusts | 18 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 31 | 35 | 26 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
| Direction | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ |
| Waves | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| Temperature | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
| Rain (mm) | 0.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Times shown in local time · Wind, waves and water temperature: ECMWF open data (CC BY 4.0) · Tides: EOT20, DGFI-TUM (CC BY 4.0)
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Surf forecast
| Wed 4 | Thu 5 | Fri 6 | Sat 7 | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 02 | 05 | 08 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 02 | 05 | 08 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 02 | 05 | 08 | |
| Surf (est.) | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| Primary swell | 0.65s↑ | 0.58s↑ | 0.68s↑ | 0.68s↑ | 0.68s↑ | 0.68s↑ | 0.69s↑ | 0.69s↑ | 0.69s↑ | 2.09s↑ | 2.19s↑ | 2.110s↑ | 2.010s↑ | 1.910s↑ | 1.79s↑ | 1.69s↑ | 1.49s↑ | 1.39s↑ | 1.18s↑ | 1.08s↑ |
| Secondary swell | 0.58s↑ | 0.55s↑ | 0.34s↑ | 0.24s↑ | 0.211s↑ | 0.113s↑ | 0.115s↑ | 0.115s↑ | 0.115s↑ | 0.69s↑ | 0.69s↑ | 0.68s↑ | 0.69s↑ | 0.59s↑ | 0.58s↑ | 0.58s↑ | 0.58s↑ | 0.59s↑ | 0.59s↑ | 0.59s↑ |
| Wind waves | 0.32s↑ | 0.43s↑ | 0.66s↑ | 0.95s↑ | 1.16s↑ | 2.27s↑ | 2.47s↑ | 2.27s↑ | 2.08s↑ | 1.87s↑ | 1.67s↑ | 1.56s↑ | 1.36s↑ | 1.15s↑ | 0.94s↑ | 0.74s↑ | 0.63s↑ | 0.84s↑ | 0.84s↑ | 0.75s↑ |
| Waves | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| Period | 10s | 10s | 10s | 10s | 9s | 5s | 7s | 7s | 8s | 9s | 9s | 10s | 10s | 10s | 9s | 9s | 9s | 9s | 9s | 8s |
| Power | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| Groundswell | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Surf height is estimated from the primary swell for a beach facing it; reefs, sandbanks and the tide change it. Power in kW per metre of coast. Groundswell: waves of 12 s and longer. Swell: NOAA WAVEWATCH III · ECMWF
Tides (next 48 h)
Spot info
- Town: Port Macquarie, New South Wales
- Water: Sea
- Sports: SurfSUP
- Best wind directions: WSWS
Town Beach is the central beach of Port Macquarie, on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, just south of the breakwall at the mouth of the Hastings River and a few minutes' walk from the town centre. The live cam on this page looks out over the beach and the breakwall from the headland. Town Beach faces north-east and is partly sheltered by the headland to the south, so it is usually gentler than the more exposed beaches further south such as Flynns Beach, Shelly Beach and Lighthouse Beach. On an east or north-east swell it offers small sand-bottom waves suited to learners and longboarders, while a southerly swell often barely reaches it. The breakwall, painted with community artwork known as the Painted Rocks, creates a calm area near the river mouth, but the river entrance itself has strong tidal currents and boat traffic. Southerly to westerly winds blow offshore. The beach at Port Macquarie is patrolled in season. Watch the cam, then check today's wind, swell and water temperature in the forecast below.
Webcam offline right now. See it on windy.com
Port Macquarie – Town Beach FAQ
- Is there a surf cam at Port Macquarie – Town Beach?
- Not one we can show right now. This page has the 7-day wind and wave forecast for Port Macquarie – Town Beach.
- What wind direction works at Port Macquarie – Town Beach?
- It works best in W, SW, S winds.
