Lake Cathie, Australia

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The view of the beach just south of Lake Cathie – Taken on the Sunday, 16th October 2011 at 9-44am. - panoramio — Lake Cathie. Photo: Christopher Wood, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Lake Cathie

Lake Cathie is a town in New South Wales, Australia. From Lake Cathie you can reach 16 surf spots. The nearest is Lake Cathie, a surf spot 0.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 5 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites. The nearest airport is PQQ, 13 km away.

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Staying in Lake Cathie

5 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: PQQ, 13 km, CFS, 139 km, ARM, 164 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Lake Cathie.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 15 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Lake Cathie too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

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Sun 25

Lighthouse Beach2.6 kmabout 5 min by carStays in Port Macquarie, 12 km

4 ft118 kJ

4 ft97 kJ

3 ft77 kJ

4 ft85 kJ

3 ft61 kJ

4 ft119 kJ

5 ft201 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Lighthouse Beach, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	60, good	4 ft6 smushy	118kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	49, good	4 ft6 smushy	97kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	44, fair	3 ft6 smushy	77kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	43, fair	4 ft5 smushy	85kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	40, fair	3 ft5 smushy	61kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	44, fair	4 ft6 smushy	119kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots	24°C
Sun 25Oct	32, poor	5 ft6 smushy	201kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	24°C

Lewis' or South Beach10.4 kmabout 20 min by carStays in North Haven, 2 km

4 ft109 kJ

4 ft107 kJ

4 ft86 kJ

4 ft91 kJ

4 ft65 kJ

4 ft129 kJ

5 ft228 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Lewis' or South Beach, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	54, good	4 ft6 smushy	109kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	48, good	4 ft6 smushy	107kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots, offshore	21°C
Wed 21Oct	43, fair	4 ft6 smushy	86kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	26, poor	4 ft6 smushy	91kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	38, fair	4 ft5 smushy	65kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	41, fair	4 ft6 smushy	129kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots	23°C
Sun 25Oct	37, fair	5 ft7 smushy	228kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	24°C

Seaview Street11.1 kmabout 20 min by carStays in North Haven, 3 km

4 ft109 kJ

4 ft107 kJ

4 ft86 kJ

4 ft91 kJ

4 ft65 kJ

4 ft129 kJ

5 ft228 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Seaview Street, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	54, good	4 ft6 s	109kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	48, good	4 ft6 s	107kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots, offshore	21°C
Wed 21Oct	43, fair	4 ft6 s	86kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	29, poor	4 ft6 s	91kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	38, fair	4 ft5 s	65kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	41, fair	4 ft6 s	129kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots	23°C
Sun 25Oct	37, fair	5 ft7 s	228kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	24°C

Lake Cathie0.1 kmabout 5 min by car

4 ft118 kJ

4 ft97 kJ

3 ft77 kJ

4 ft85 kJ

3 ft49 kJ

4 ft119 kJ

5 ft201 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Lake Cathie, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	52, good	4 ft6 smushy	118kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	47, fair	4 ft6 smushy	97kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots, offshore	21°C
Wed 21Oct	43, fair	3 ft6 smushy	77kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	31, poor	4 ft5 smushy	85kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	32, poor	3 ft5 smushy	49kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	39, fair	4 ft6 smushy	119kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots	24°C
Sun 25Oct	35, poor	5 ft6 smushy	201kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	24°C

Backwash11.6 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Port Macquarie, 6 km

4 ft132 kJ

4 ft100 kJ

3 ft80 kJ

4 ft91 kJ

3 ft62 kJ

4 ft133 kJ

5 ft188 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Backwash, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	51, good	4 ft6 smushy	132kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	43, fair	4 ft7 smushy	100kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	43, fair	3 ft6 smushy	80kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	26, poor	4 ft6 smushy	91kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	28, poor	3 ft6 smushy	62kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	33, poor	4 ft6 smushy	133kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	24°C
Sun 25Oct	36, fair	5 ft7 smushy	188kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots	24°C

Bartletts Beach3.8 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Bonny Hills

4 ft118 kJ

4 ft97 kJ

3 ft77 kJ

4 ft85 kJ

3 ft49 kJ

5 ft129 kJ

5 ft201 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Bartletts Beach, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	50, good	4 ft6 smushy	118kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	47, fair	4 ft6 smushy	97kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	44, fair	3 ft6 smushy	77kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	32, poor	4 ft5 smushy	85kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	33, poor	3 ft5 smushy	49kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	40, fair	5 ft6 smushy	129kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	25°C
Sun 25Oct	37, fair	5 ft6 smushy	201kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots	24°C

Rainbow Beach, Bonny Hills4.3 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Bonny Hills

4 ft118 kJ

4 ft97 kJ

3 ft77 kJ

4 ft85 kJ

3 ft49 kJ

5 ft129 kJ

5 ft201 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Rainbow Beach, Bonny Hills, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	50, good	4 ft6 shollow	118kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	47, fair	4 ft6 shollow	97kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	44, fair	3 ft6 shollow	77kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	32, poor	4 ft5 shollow	85kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	33, poor	3 ft5 shollow	49kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	40, fair	5 ft6 shollow	129kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	25°C
Sun 25Oct	37, fair	5 ft6 shollow	201kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots	24°C

North Haven10.1 kmabout 20 min by carStays in North Haven

4 ft118 kJ

4 ft97 kJ

3 ft77 kJ

4 ft85 kJ

3 ft49 kJ

5 ft129 kJ

5 ft201 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at North Haven, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	48, good	4 ft6 smushy	118kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	47, fair	4 ft6 smushy	97kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots, offshore	21°C
Wed 21Oct	43, fair	3 ft6 smushy	77kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	31, poor	4 ft5 smushy	85kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	34, poor	3 ft5 smushy	49kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	41, fair	5 ft6 smushy	129kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	23°C
Sun 25Oct	30, poor	5 ft6 smushy	201kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	24°C

Flynn's Beach13.8 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Port Macquarie, 3 km

4 ft106 kJ

4 ft110 kJ

4 ft84 kJ

4 ft77 kJ

4 ft68 kJ

4 ft114 kJ

5 ft170 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Flynn's Beach, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	47, fair	4 ft6 smushy	106kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	42, fair	4 ft6 smushy	110kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	21°C
Wed 21Oct	44, fair	4 ft6 smushy	84kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	27, poor	4 ft6 smushy	77kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	31, poor	4 ft5 smushy	68kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	35, poor	4 ft6 smushy	114kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	24°C
Sun 25Oct	42, fair	5 ft7 smushy	170kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots	24°C

Nobbys beach13.8 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Port Macquarie, 3 km

4 ft106 kJ

4 ft110 kJ

4 ft84 kJ

4 ft77 kJ

4 ft68 kJ

4 ft114 kJ

5 ft170 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Nobbys beach, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	47, fair	4 ft6 smushy	106kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	42, fair	4 ft6 smushy	110kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	21°C
Wed 21Oct	44, fair	4 ft6 smushy	84kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	27, poor	4 ft6 smushy	77kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	31, poor	4 ft5 smushy	68kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	35, poor	4 ft6 smushy	114kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	24°C
Sun 25Oct	42, fair	5 ft7 smushy	170kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots	24°C

Shelly beach13.8 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Port Macquarie, 3 km

4 ft106 kJ

4 ft110 kJ

4 ft84 kJ

4 ft77 kJ

4 ft68 kJ

4 ft114 kJ

5 ft170 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Shelly beach, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	47, fair	4 ft6 smushy	106kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	42, fair	4 ft6 smushy	110kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	21°C
Wed 21Oct	44, fair	4 ft6 smushy	84kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	27, poor	4 ft6 smushy	77kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	31, poor	4 ft5 smushy	68kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	35, poor	4 ft6 smushy	114kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	24°C
Sun 25Oct	42, fair	5 ft7 smushy	170kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots	24°C

Oxleys Reef15.1 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Port Macquarie, 1 km

4 ft106 kJ

4 ft110 kJ

4 ft84 kJ

4 ft77 kJ

4 ft68 kJ

5 ft137 kJ

5 ft170 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Oxleys Reef, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	46, fair	4 ft6 smushy	106kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	42, fair	4 ft6 smushy	110kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	21°C
Wed 21Oct	44, fair	4 ft6 smushy	84kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	27, poor	4 ft6 smushy	77kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	31, poor	4 ft5 smushy	68kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	35, poor	5 ft6 smushy	137kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	24°C
Sun 25Oct	38, fair	5 ft7 smushy	170kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots	24°C

Palms Wedge12 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Port Macquarie, 5 km

4 ft106 kJ

4 ft110 kJ

4 ft84 kJ

4 ft77 kJ

4 ft68 kJ

5 ft137 kJ

5 ft170 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Palms Wedge, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	46, fair	4 ft6 smushy	106kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	42, fair	4 ft6 smushy	110kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	21°C
Wed 21Oct	44, fair	4 ft6 smushy	84kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	27, poor	4 ft6 smushy	77kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	31, poor	4 ft5 smushy	68kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	35, poor	5 ft6 smushy	137kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	24°C
Sun 25Oct	38, fair	5 ft7 smushy	170kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots	24°C

Middles15.3 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Port Macquarie, 1 km

4 ft106 kJ

4 ft110 kJ

4 ft84 kJ

4 ft77 kJ

4 ft68 kJ

5 ft137 kJ

5 ft170 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Middles, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	46, fair	4 ft6 smushy	106kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	42, fair	4 ft6 smushy	110kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	21°C
Wed 21Oct	44, fair	4 ft6 smushy	84kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	27, poor	4 ft6 smushy	77kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	31, poor	4 ft5 smushy	68kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	35, poor	5 ft6 smushy	137kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	24°C
Sun 25Oct	27, poor	5 ft7 smushy	170kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots	24°C

North Wall15.5 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Port Macquarie

3 ft78 kJ

4 ft91 kJ

4 ft78 kJ

3 ft63 kJ

3 ft49 kJ

4 ft118 kJ

4 ft158 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at North Wall, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	36, fair	3 ft7 smushy	78kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	44, fair	4 ft6 smushy	91kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	21°C
Wed 21Oct	42, fair	4 ft6 smushy	78kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	22, poor	3 ft5 smushy	63kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	28, poor	3 ft5 smushy	49kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	36, fair	4 ft6 smushy	118kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	24°C
Sun 25Oct	32, poor	4 ft7 smushy	158kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots	24°C

Town Beach14.7 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Port Macquarie

3 ft78 kJ

4 ft91 kJ

4 ft78 kJ

3 ft63 kJ

3 ft49 kJ

4 ft118 kJ

4 ft158 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Town Beach, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	35, poor	3 ft7 smushy	78kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	44, fair	4 ft6 smushy	91kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	21°C
Wed 21Oct	42, fair	4 ft6 smushy	78kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	22, poor	3 ft5 smushy	63kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	28, poor	3 ft5 smushy	49kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	36, fair	4 ft6 smushy	118kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	24°C
Sun 25Oct	32, poor	4 ft7 smushy	158kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots	24°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Lake Cathie, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Lake Cathie

Eluka's PizzaPizza · 0.1 km from the centre
Feel Good Food Lake CathieComfort food · 0.8 km from the centre
Andy's Chinese TakeawayChinese · 0.1 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits