NSW · ESTUARY · LAKE MACQUARIE STATE CONSERVATION AREA

Morisset picnic area, Lake Macquarie.

Morisset picnic area, Lake Macquarie is tidal estuary water in Lake Macquarie State Conservation Area, with shore access. Sourced from the official listing, 19 October 2026.

Spot type
Estuary
Access
Shore
Region
Lake Macquarie State Conservation Area

Conditions today

Bite
58/100
Swell
1.1m
Wind
5m/s
Water
19.7°C

Morisset picnic area, Lake Macquarie is rated HOLD · 58/100 for fishing today, and the best day in the next week is Mon, 2 Nov at 63/100.

Scored from tide, wind, swell, pressure and light for this location. Generated 2026-11-01 and refreshed daily — open the app for the current hour.

The week

7-day outlook for Morisset picnic area, Lake Macquarie: Sun 58 out of 100, Mon 63 out of 100, Tue 43 out of 100, Wed 63 out of 100, Thu 50 out of 100, Fri 50 out of 100, Sat 35 out of 100 58SunHOLD63MonHOLD43TueWAIT63WedHOLD50ThuHOLD50FriHOLD35SatWAIT

Tide today

Tide at Morisset picnic area, Lake Macquarie: High 00:30 at 1.7 metres, Low 07:24 at 0.4 metres, High 13:18 at 1.2 metres, Low 18:48 at 0.5 metres 06:0012:0018:00 00:30 · 1.7m07:24 · 0.4m13:18 · 1.2m18:48 · 0.5m

Predicted from harmonic constituents at Newcastle, 34.2 km away. The marked points are the predicted extremes; the curve between them is interpolated.

Fishing better nearby

Lake Macquarie Artificial Reef - 1 is scoring 11 higher, 9.5 km NE from here. Lake Macquarie Artificial Reef - 2 is +11, 9.7 km NE.

Lake Macquarie Artificial Reef - 1 9.5 km NE +11 Lake Macquarie Artificial Reef - 2 9.7 km NE +11

Scored the same way as Morisset picnic area, Lake Macquarie and adjusted for each spot's own exposure, so a sheltered estuary can beat an open platform on the same weather. Distances are straight-line.

Fishing Morisset picnic area, Lake Macquarie

A picnic area on the western shore of Lake Macquarie in Lake Macquarie State Conservation Area. NSW National Parks' North Coast fishing itinerary sends anglers here to cast a line into the lake, the Southern Hemisphere's largest permanent salt lake.

What's there

The source doesn't list target species for this spot.

Where it is

-33.14, 151.52 ± 2 km

Approximate area, not an exact mark. Fishare publishes fishing spots to a ~2 km range — the spot is somewhere inside this circle.

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Check the rules first

NSW saltwater regs SSOT; a current NSW recreational fishing licence is required in all waters — check current NSW DPI rules and park alerts before fishing.

Bag limits, size limits and closures are set by the New South Wales fisheries authority and change through the year. Fishare tracks the current rules on the NSW fishing regulations page — check it before you keep a fish.

Common questions

Can you fish Morisset picnic area, Lake Macquarie from the shore?
Yes — Morisset picnic area, Lake Macquarie has shore access.
Do I need to check the fishing rules for Morisset picnic area, Lake Macquarie?
Yes. Bag limits, size limits and closures change and are set by the New South Wales fisheries authority — always check the current rules before you keep a fish. Fishare's New South Wales regulations page tracks them.

Source & verification

Details for Morisset picnic area, Lake Macquarie come from the official source, retrieved 19 October 2026.

Source detail: NSW National Parks North Coast fishing itinerary: drive round to Morisset picnic area to cast your line in Lake Macquarie; great fishing spots near Morisset. The picnic area has no geocode in OpenStreetMap, so the coordinate is the NSW National Parks picnic-area page's own map coordinate, outside the sampled open coast (no shelter reading) from the baked open coastline. Baked no-take polygons: none within 500 m or within ~4 km.

Conditions change. Access closes, sand moves and structure shifts — check locally before you travel a long way.

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