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

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 07 Mar 2026 AEDT
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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
25.3° 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 Wednesday (Mar 11) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.9m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Lighthouse Beach Port Macquarie in the next 12 days are 2.4m 13s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Mar 13) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.0m 7s period and expected on Friday (Mar 13) at 5PM.

Wave TypeTime (AEDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 2AM (Wed 11th Mar)6ft (1.9m) 9s
Best Surf 2AM (Wed 11th Mar)6ft (1.9m) 9s
Most Powerful 5AM (Fri 13th Mar)8ft (2.4m) 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 morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 21°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
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Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
1
2
2
2
3
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.5
SSE
1.3
ENE
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.9
E
2
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
2.3
E
2.1
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
2
E
Period(s) (?)1099888888889101011111213131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)48547532618019524119628422925124060177181685990415301446163414681174
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
25
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
WSW
5
N
20
ENE
20
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
25
SSW
30
SSW
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
ononononcross-
on
ononglassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:46AM
1.12
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
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
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sunrise6:41--6:41--6:43--6:43--6:43--6:45--6:46--
Sunset-7:15--7:15--7:14--7:13--7:10--7:09--7:08-
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
mod rain
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C262624252523232423242523232423252724252522
Feels °C (?)252524262623232524242423252322232422232220
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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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