Surf Forecasts:
Lighthouse Beach Port Macquarie surf forecast from 13 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 18 Oct, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period, SE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 14 Oct, 11AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period, SSE swell with 765 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 18 Oct, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Lighthouse Beach Port Macquarie this week:
The surf forecast for Lighthouse Beach Port Macquarie over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Oct 18) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 11s. Another secondary swell of 0.5m and 5s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Lighthouse Beach Port Macquarie in the next 16 days are 2.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Oct 14) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sun 18th Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Sun 18th Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Wed 14th Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Lighthouse Beach Port Macquarie over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue night, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed morning, light winds from the ENE by Fri morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 8 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 102 | 765 | 623 | 392 | 563 | 514 | 408 | 395 | 399 | 390 | 321 | 336 | 243 | 359 | 266 | 152 | 98 | 65 | 97 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 11:05PM1.01m | 11:30AM1.37m | 11:40PM0.93m | 12:08PM1.32m | 00:20AM0.85m | 12:49PM1.26m | 1:08AM0.79m | 1:35PM1.21m | 2:09AM0.75m | 2:30PM1.16m | 3:38AM0.75m | 3:34PM1.13m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:52AM0.24m | 6:01PM0.33m | 5:23AM0.30m | 6:48PM0.39m | 5:57AM0.37m | 7:42PM0.44m | 6:36AM0.44m | 8:50PM0.46m | 7:27AM0.51m | 10:07PM0.45m | 8:36AM0.56m | 11:09PM0.41m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — |
mm | 17 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 33 | 11 | 145 | 392 | 563 | 514 | 408 | 395 | 338 | 390 | 321 | 336 | 243 | 359 | 266 | 152 | 98 | 65 | 97 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | — | S 18 | SSE 14 | ESE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | SE 11 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | SE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 10 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 28 | — | 6 | 116 | 49 | 26 | 26 | 32 | 101 | 46 | 45 | 48 | 101 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 43 | 31 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 11 | E 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 13 | ENE 10 | — | SE 12 | S 15 | E 10 | — | — | SE 12 | NE 8 | ESE 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 4 | 23 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 65 | 31 | — | 6 | 4 | 53 | — | — | 6 | 14 | 10 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 8 | S 9 | SE 6 | — | ESE 6 | — | — | SE 11 | — | — | — | ENE 5 | — | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | — | ENE 6 | — |
| kJ | 102 | 765 | 623 | 78 | — | 32 | — | — | 399 | — | — | — | 14 | — | 24 | 52 | — | 57 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 126 | 451 | 49 | 2 | 20 | 49 | 49 | 19 | 373 | 95 | 461 | 323 | 0 | 18 | 147 | 0 | 109 | 147 | 0 |
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