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 beginners: 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 beginner 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

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Backwash11.6 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Port Macquarie, 6 kmIntermediate and up

5 ft262 kJ

4 ft140 kJ

4 ft77 kJ

4 ft85 kJ

3 ft60 kJ

3 ft61 kJ

5 ft156 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Backwash, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	37, fair	5 ft7 smushy	262kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	49, good	4 ft6 smushy	140kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	47, fair	4 ft6 smushy	77kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	21°C
Wed 21Oct	40, fair	4 ft6 smushy	85kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	23, poor	3 ft6 smushy	60kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	27, poor	3 ft5 smushy	61kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	25, poor	5 ft6 smushy	156kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	24°C

Bartletts Beach3.8 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Bonny HillsIntermediate and up

5 ft240 kJ

4 ft136 kJ

4 ft80 kJ

3 ft73 kJ

3 ft70 kJ

3 ft52 kJ

4 ft105 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Bartletts Beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	40, fair	5 ft7 smushy	240kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	52, good	4 ft6 smushy	136kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	51, good	4 ft6 smushy	80kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots, offshore	21°C
Wed 21Oct	40, fair	3 ft6 smushy	73kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	28, poor	3 ft6 smushy	70kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	26, poor	3 ft5 smushy	52kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	30, poor	4 ft6 smushy	105kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	25°C

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

5 ft234 kJ

4 ft124 kJ

4 ft92 kJ

3 ft77 kJ

3 ft56 kJ

3 ft47 kJ

5 ft142 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Flynn's Beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	36, fair	5 ft7 smushy	234kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	50, good	4 ft6 smushy	124kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	47, fair	4 ft6 smushy	92kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	21°C
Wed 21Oct	38, fair	3 ft6 smushy	77kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	22, poor	3 ft5 smushy	56kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	27, poor	3 ft5 smushy	47kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	27, poor	5 ft6 smushy	142kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	24°C

Lake Cathie0.1 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

5 ft240 kJ

4 ft136 kJ

4 ft80 kJ

3 ft73 kJ

3 ft70 kJ

3 ft52 kJ

4 ft105 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Lake Cathie, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	38, fair	5 ft7 smushy	240kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	51, good	4 ft6 smushy	136kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	49, good	4 ft6 smushy	80kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots, offshore	21°C
Wed 21Oct	39, fair	3 ft6 smushy	73kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	26, poor	3 ft6 smushy	70kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	29, poor	3 ft5 smushy	52kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	35, poor	4 ft6 smushy	105kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	25°C

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

5 ft272 kJ

4 ft103 kJ

4 ft90 kJ

4 ft81 kJ

3 ft73 kJ

3 ft55 kJ

4 ft114 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Lewis' or South Beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	40, fair	5 ft7 smushy	272kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	20°C
Mon 19Oct	54, good	4 ft6 smushy	103kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	52, good	4 ft6 smushy	90kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots, offshore	21°C
Wed 21Oct	39, fair	4 ft6 smushy	81kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots, offshore	20°C
Thu 22Oct	31, poor	3 ft6 smushy	73kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	34, poor	3 ft5 smushy	55kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	33, poor	4 ft6 smushy	114kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	23°C

Lighthouse Beach2.6 kmabout 5 min by carStays in Port Macquarie, 12 kmIntermediate and up

5 ft240 kJ

4 ft136 kJ

4 ft80 kJ

3 ft73 kJ

3 ft70 kJ

3 ft52 kJ

4 ft105 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Lighthouse Beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	38, fair	5 ft7 smushy	240kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	57, good	4 ft6 smushy	136kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	51, good	4 ft6 smushy	80kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots, offshore	21°C
Wed 21Oct	41, fair	3 ft6 smushy	73kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	33, poor	3 ft6 smushy	70kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	35, poor	3 ft5 smushy	52kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	38, fair	4 ft6 smushy	105kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	25°C

Middles15.3 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Port Macquarie, 1 kmIntermediate and up

5 ft234 kJ

4 ft124 kJ

4 ft92 kJ

3 ft77 kJ

3 ft56 kJ

3 ft50 kJ

5 ft142 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Middles, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	35, poor	5 ft7 smushy	234kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	50, good	4 ft6 smushy	124kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	47, fair	4 ft6 smushy	92kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	21°C
Wed 21Oct	38, fair	3 ft6 smushy	77kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	22, poor	3 ft5 smushy	56kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	25, poor	3 ft6 smushy	50kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	27, poor	5 ft6 smushy	142kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	24°C

Nobbys beach13.8 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Port Macquarie, 3 kmIntermediate and up

5 ft234 kJ

4 ft124 kJ

4 ft92 kJ

3 ft77 kJ

3 ft56 kJ

3 ft47 kJ

5 ft142 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Nobbys beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	36, fair	5 ft7 smushy	234kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	50, good	4 ft6 smushy	124kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	47, fair	4 ft6 smushy	92kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	21°C
Wed 21Oct	38, fair	3 ft6 smushy	77kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	22, poor	3 ft5 smushy	56kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	27, poor	3 ft5 smushy	47kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	27, poor	5 ft6 smushy	142kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	24°C

North Haven10.1 kmabout 20 min by carStays in North HavenIntermediate and up

5 ft240 kJ

4 ft136 kJ

4 ft80 kJ

3 ft73 kJ

3 ft70 kJ

3 ft52 kJ

4 ft105 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at North Haven, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	36, fair	5 ft7 smushy	240kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	20°C
Mon 19Oct	50, good	4 ft6 smushy	136kJ	wind from the west, 1 knot, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	51, good	4 ft6 smushy	80kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	38, fair	3 ft6 smushy	73kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	28, poor	3 ft6 smushy	70kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	25, poor	3 ft5 smushy	52kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	32, poor	4 ft6 smushy	105kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	23°C

North Wall15.5 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Port MacquarieIntermediate and up

4 ft172 kJ

3 ft82 kJ

3 ft81 kJ

3 ft70 kJ

3 ft43 kJ

3 ft31 kJ

5 ft120 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at North Wall, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	45, fair	4 ft8 smushy	172kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	37, fair	3 ft7 smushy	82kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	45, fair	3 ft6 smushy	81kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	21°C
Wed 21Oct	35, poor	3 ft6 smushy	70kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	18, too small	3 ft5 smushy	43kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	23, too small	3 ft5 smushy	31kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	28, poor	5 ft6 smushy	120kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	24°C

Oxleys Reef15.1 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Port Macquarie, 1 kmIntermediate and up

5 ft234 kJ

4 ft124 kJ

4 ft92 kJ

3 ft77 kJ

3 ft56 kJ

3 ft50 kJ

5 ft142 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Oxleys Reef, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	35, poor	5 ft7 smushy	234kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	50, good	4 ft6 smushy	124kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	47, fair	4 ft6 smushy	92kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	21°C
Wed 21Oct	38, fair	3 ft6 smushy	77kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	22, poor	3 ft5 smushy	56kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	25, poor	3 ft6 smushy	50kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	27, poor	5 ft6 smushy	142kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	24°C

Palms Wedge12 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Port Macquarie, 5 kmIntermediate and up

5 ft234 kJ

4 ft124 kJ

4 ft92 kJ

3 ft77 kJ

3 ft56 kJ

3 ft50 kJ

5 ft142 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Palms Wedge, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	35, poor	5 ft7 smushy	234kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	50, good	4 ft6 smushy	124kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	47, fair	4 ft6 smushy	92kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	21°C
Wed 21Oct	38, fair	3 ft6 smushy	77kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	22, poor	3 ft5 smushy	56kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	25, poor	3 ft6 smushy	50kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	27, poor	5 ft6 smushy	142kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	24°C

Rainbow Beach, Bonny Hills4.3 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Bonny HillsIntermediate and up

5 ft240 kJ

4 ft136 kJ

4 ft80 kJ

3 ft73 kJ

3 ft70 kJ

3 ft52 kJ

4 ft105 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Rainbow Beach, Bonny Hills, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	39, fair	5 ft7 shollow	240kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	52, good	4 ft6 shollow	136kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	51, good	4 ft6 shollow	80kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots, offshore	21°C
Wed 21Oct	40, fair	3 ft6 shollow	73kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	28, poor	3 ft6 shollow	70kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	26, poor	3 ft5 shollow	52kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	31, poor	4 ft6 shollow	105kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	25°C

Seaview Street11.1 kmabout 20 min by carStays in North Haven, 3 kmIntermediate and up

5 ft272 kJ

4 ft103 kJ

4 ft90 kJ

4 ft81 kJ

3 ft73 kJ

3 ft55 kJ

4 ft114 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Seaview Street, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	40, fair	5 ft7 s	272kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	20°C
Mon 19Oct	54, good	4 ft6 s	103kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	52, good	4 ft6 s	90kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots, offshore	21°C
Wed 21Oct	39, fair	4 ft6 s	81kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots, offshore	20°C
Thu 22Oct	31, poor	3 ft6 s	73kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	34, poor	3 ft5 s	55kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	37, fair	4 ft6 s	114kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	23°C

Shelly beach13.8 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Port Macquarie, 3 kmIntermediate and up

5 ft234 kJ

4 ft124 kJ

4 ft92 kJ

3 ft77 kJ

3 ft56 kJ

3 ft47 kJ

5 ft142 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Shelly beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	36, fair	5 ft7 smushy	234kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	50, good	4 ft6 smushy	124kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	47, fair	4 ft6 smushy	92kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	21°C
Wed 21Oct	38, fair	3 ft6 smushy	77kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	22, poor	3 ft5 smushy	56kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	27, poor	3 ft5 smushy	47kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	27, poor	5 ft6 smushy	142kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	24°C

Town Beach14.7 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Port MacquarieIntermediate and up

4 ft172 kJ

3 ft82 kJ

3 ft81 kJ

3 ft70 kJ

3 ft43 kJ

3 ft31 kJ

5 ft120 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Town Beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	44, fair	4 ft8 smushy	172kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	36, fair	3 ft7 smushy	82kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	45, fair	3 ft6 smushy	81kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	21°C
Wed 21Oct	35, poor	3 ft6 smushy	70kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	18, too small	3 ft5 smushy	43kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	23, too small	3 ft5 smushy	31kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	28, poor	5 ft6 smushy	120kJ	wind from the north, 6 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