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
23.9° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

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 Thursday (Apr 30) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m 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 16 days are 1.9m 11s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (May 05) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 6s period and expected on Monday (May 04) at 1AM.

Wave TypeTime (AEST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 1AM (Thu 30th Apr)4.5ft (1.3m) 8s
Best Surf 1AM (Sun 3rd May)6.5ft (2.0m) 10s
Most Powerful 1AM (Tue 5th May)6ft (1.9m) 11s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Lighthouse Beach Port Macquarie over the next 16 days.


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
1
2
2
0
1
2
2
4
2
0
2
2
1
2
2
0
3
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
2.1
E
9
1.9
E
9
2
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.5
E
10
2
ENE
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
176
219
257
223
177
245
251
212
710
606
767
605
400
698
640
653
850
783
661
564
470
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
5
ENE
10
E
10
E
5
W
5
WNW
10
E
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
25
NE
15
N
20
N
25
NNE
15
N
5
SSE
15
ESE
10
W
10
SW
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross
High Tide
7:19PM1.33m
7:28AM1.17m
7:54PM1.38m
8:04AM1.11m
8:29PM1.42m
8:39AM1.05m
9:04PM1.43m
9:15AM1.00m
9:39PM1.42m
9:53AM0.94m
10:16PM1.39m
10:33AM0.88m
10:55PM1.35m
11:17AM0.83m
Low Tide
1:31AM0.27m
1:28PM0.20m
2:12AM0.26m
1:58PM0.19m
2:52AM0.26m
2:28PM0.20m
3:32AM0.27m
2:59PM0.23m
4:12AM0.30m
3:32PM0.27m
4:56AM0.33m
4:05PM0.33m
5:42AM0.36m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
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6:16
6:18
6:18
6:20
6:20
6:20
6:22
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5:13
5:12
5:10
5:09
5:09
5:08
5:07
5:07
2
2
1
1
9
1
2
1
4
1
Temp °C
22
21
21
21
20
21
21
20
22
21
20
22
22
20
23
22
21
22
22
20
20
21
20
20
20
20
21
20
21
20
20
19
19
20
18
20
19
19
21
22
22
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
9
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.9
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.5
E
10
2
ENE
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
10
Energy kJ
6
219
257
223
177
245
251
212
562
606
593
605
400
698
640
653
850
783
661
564
470
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
N
12
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
8
0.9
NNE
5
0.1
NE
10
0.1
S
17
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
14
Energy kJ
4
5
5
42
28
17
14
11
4
5
1
3
4
3
5
3
37
4
6
5
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
20
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
6
0.1
N
14
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
S
17
0.1
NE
10
0.2
SSE
16
0.1
NE
11
Energy kJ
6
8
30
5
5
1
4
7
6
6
4
3
5
6
4
24
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
8
2.1
E
9
2
E
10
1
NNE
5
0.9
NE
4
1.6
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
5
0.4
NW
3
0.7
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
SSW
4
Energy kJ
176
710
767
44
29
143
126
62
3
29
13
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
166
0
49
123
0
0
109
15
95
109
0
18
232
15
109
205
15
7
109
0
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
6
5
5
6
7
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
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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 16 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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