Lighthouse Beach Port Macquarie surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

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Lighthouse Beach Port Macquarie surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lighthouse Beach Port Macquarie sea temperature is
25.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Lighthouse Beach Port Macquarie this week:

The surf forecast for Lighthouse Beach Port Macquarie over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Mar 08) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 15s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Lighthouse Beach Port Macquarie in the next 12 days are 2.0m 13s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Mar 13) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Mar 12) at 2PM.

Wave TypeTime (AEDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 2AM (Sun 8th Mar)4.5ft (1.4m) 9s
Best Surf 5AM (Wed 11th Mar)5ft (1.6m) 9s
Most Powerful11AM (Fri 13th Mar)6.5ft (2.0m) 13s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Lighthouse Beach Port Macquarie over the next 12 days.


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Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
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Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
2
2
1
1
3
2
2
0
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.7
S
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
ENE
1.3
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
2
E
1.9
E
2.1
ESE
2.5
SE
Period(s) (?)99888888888910101212121313128
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4753261901652053502572291782193194165756379889261098126811521160727
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
10
NNE
5
ESE
15
ESE
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
WNW
10
NE
25
NE
25
N
15
N
25
NNE
25
SW
25
S
15
SSE
25
ESE
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
on
onglasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:15AM
1.22
12:18PM
1.01
12:54AM
1.18
12:52PM
0.90
1:37AM
1.14
1:32PM
0.81
2:29AM
1.11
2:29PM
0.74
3:36AM
1.10
4:04PM
0.71
4:56AM
1.12
6:00PM
0.74
6:03AM
1.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:51PM
0.22
6:28AM
0.35
6:20PM
0.27
7:14AM
0.43
6:51PM
0.33
8:11AM
0.50
7:28PM
0.40
9:35AM
0.54
8:17PM
0.46
11:18AM
0.52
9:28PM
0.51
12:22PM
0.45
10:58PM
0.51
1:05PM
0.38
Sat
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sunrise--6:41--6:43--6:43--6:43--6:45--6:46--6:46
Sunset7:15--7:15--7:14--7:13--7:10--7:09--7:08--
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cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C262424252323232224252324252326292422222323
Feels °C (?)252426262424242325252425232225272320222222
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The above surf forecast table for Lighthouse Beach Port Macquarie provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Lighthouse Beach Port Macquarie can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Lighthouse Beach Port Macquarie surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Lighthouse Beach Port Macquarie) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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