Lighthouse Beach Port Macquarie Surf Forecast

/ NSW – Port Macquarie (37 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks) / Lat Long: (31.48° S 152.93° E)

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

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 29 Oct 2025 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 21.5° 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 (Oct 29) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.5m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 1.2m and 9s. Another secondary swell of 1.1m and 7s 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 12 days are 2.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Nov 04) 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 1.3m 6s period and expected on Saturday (Nov 01) at 8PM.

Wave Type	Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	11PM (Wed 29th Oct)	4ft (1.2m) 9s
Best Surf	2AM (Sun 2nd Nov)	8ft (2.5m) 8s
Most Powerful	5AM (Tue 4th Nov)	8ft (2.5m) 8s

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

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	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.											Days 3-6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 29		Thursday 30			Friday 31			Saturday 01			Sunday 02			Monday 03			Tuesday 04
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Rating (10 max)	1	3	1	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	2	1	1	1
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SE	ENE	E	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	ENE	S	NNE	NE	E	E	E	ENE	NNE	NE	NE	ENE	E
Period(s) (?)	9	7	7	12	12	11	11	10	8	12	8	7	8	8	8	7	8	8	8	8	8
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	338	268	150	169	199	198	176	100	77	110	691	140	127	124	113	228	732	418	322	307	108
Wind (km/h)	ENE	WNW	SSE	SE	W	ESE	ENE	N	N	ESE	N	SSW	SSE	NW	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	SW	NE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	off	on	on	cross- off	on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)	2:36PM 1.20	3:51AM 0.78		3:41PM 1.19		5:05AM 0.86	4:48PM 1.20		5:57AM 0.98	5:50PM 1.22		6:42AM 1.11	6:45PM 1.24		7:25AM 1.25	7:36PM 1.24		8:07AM 1.39		8:25PM 1.23	8:51AM 1.50
Low Tide / height (m)		10:07PM 0.41	8:53AM 0.55		11:02PM 0.37	10:18AM 0.53		11:48PM 0.31	11:34AM 0.45		12:28AM 0.26	12:37PM 0.36		1:06AM 0.20	1:32PM 0.26		1:45AM 0.16		2:23PM 0.18	2:25AM 0.13

	Wed 29		Thursday 30			Friday 31			Saturday 01			Sunday 02			Monday 03			Tuesday 04
Sunrise	-	-	5:54	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:48
Sunset	7:08	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:10	-	-	7:10	-	-	7:12	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:14	-	-

Rain (mm)	1	4	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	17	18	19	20	19	19	21	20	26	27	20	21	23	21	23	24	22	27	29	24	26
Feels °C (?)	17	19	18	18	20	19	20	20	22	24	20	20	22	24	23	23	24	28	29	28	23

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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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