Check the Beach

Lighthouse Beach

Mid-Coast Council, New South Wales, Australia

Lighthouse Beach 5 photos

  • Lighthouse Beach, below Sugarloaf Point Lighthouse

    Lighthouse Beach, below Sugarloaf Point Lighthouse. Rob Freijs, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Lighthouse

    Lighthouse. Chad Ajamian, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Lighthouse lll - panoramio

    Lighthouse lll - panoramio. David Edwards, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Sugarloaf Point Lighthouse and rocks

    Sugarloaf Point Lighthouse and rocks. Rob Freijs, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Sugarloaf Point Lighthouse path

    Sugarloaf Point Lighthouse path. Rob Freijs, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:07 pm
7 am
1.7
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
8 am
1.8
30 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
9 am
1.7
35 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
10 am
2.2
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
11 am
2.1
35 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
2.3
35 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
2.2
38 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
2.4
38 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.0
40 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
Now
3.5
43 km/h27 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
4.0
43 km/h27 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
4.4
43 km/h27 mph wind, Fair
7 pm
4.3
42 km/h26 mph wind, Fair

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Lighthouse Beach.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
20°C69°F
Water
19°C66°F
Wind
4327 km/hmph NE
Gusts
5434 km/hmph
Waves
1.8 m6 ft
UV
4 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
49%
Sunset
7:07 pm
Today
1.7Poor7 am3220
1.8Poor8 am3019
1.7Poor9 am3522
2.2Poor10 am3421
2.1Poor11 am3522
2.3Poor12 pm3522
2.2Poor1 pm3824
2.4Poor2 pm3823
3.0Poor3 pm4025
3.5PoorNow4327
4.0Fair5 pm4327
4.4Fair6 pm4327
4.3Fair7 pm4226
Sat
6.3Good7 am2012
6.9Good8 am1610
7.7Great9 am128
8.0Great10 am85
8.1Great11 am127
7.6Great12 pm1811
7.6Great1 pm2113
7.3Great2 pm2516
6.9Good3 pm2817
6.3Good4 pm3421
6.0Good5 pm4125
5.9Good6 pm4226
5.8Good7 pm4528
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 6 pm, 0.7 m. Low at 1 am, -0.5 m. High at 7 am, 0.8 m. Low at 1 pm, -0.4 mHigh 6 pm, 0.7 m2 ftLow 1 am, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 7 am, 0.8 m2 ftLow 1 pm, -0.4 m1 ftNow10 pm4 am10 am4 pm
  • High 6 pm, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 1 am, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 7 am, 0.8 m2 ft
  • Low 1 pm, -0.4 m1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun6.1 GoodBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 53 km/h33 mph, rain 43%
  • Mon6.4 GoodBest 8 am to 10 amWind up to 42 km/h26 mph, rain 68%
  • Tue5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 47%
  • Wed6.6 GoodBest 5 pm to 8 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 33%
  • Thu7.6 GreatBest 6 am to 8 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 10%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 960 m0.6 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
6.8 km4.2 miSmiths Lake (village)
Nearest airport
27 km17 miForster (Wallis Island) Airport (FOT)

Nearby places

  • Single Fin CoffeeFood and drink
    960 m0.6 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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