Tacking Point Lighthouse

Tacking Point Lighthouse is a historic coastal lighthouse on a rocky headland at Tacking Point in Port Macquarie, New South Wales. Built in 1879 to a design by Colonial Architect James Barnet, it is the thirteenth oldest lighthouse in New South Wales and one of Australia's smallest. Perched above Lighthouse Beach, it offers panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean and remains an active aid to navigation and popular scenic lookout.

Visitors can expect a small white lighthouse with attached keeper's cottage footprint on an exposed coastal headland above Lighthouse Beach. The site features a paved viewing platform, interpretive signage, and expansive ocean and coastline views. The lighthouse exterior can be viewed up close but the tower interior is not open to the public. The surrounding headland is popular for photography, whale watching, picnicking and as a stop on the Port Macquarie Coastal Walk.