Myall Lake, New South Wales — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live local weather conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Myall Lake, in the Mid-Coast Council local government area.
| Locality | Myall Lake |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Mid-Coast Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -32.42958 |
| Longitude | 152.38937 |
| Area | 63.0 km² |
| Postcode | 2423 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 194 km northeast |
Myall Lake is a locality in the Mid-Coast Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The locality covers an area of 63.0 km². It lies approximately 194 km northeast of Sydney. Myall Lake is located at 32.4296°S, 152.3894°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2423. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Myall Lake breathes a humid, salt-kissed air, a vast, shallow expanse of freshwater cradled by whispering coastal heaths and dense, emerald rainforests. It lies 77.9 km north-east of Newcastle, NSW (from Newcastle, NSW: bearing 46°T), and is situated 11.5 km west-south-west of Smiths Lake. The water, a shifting palette of pewter and jade, mirrors the vast, often cloud-streaked sky, its surface occasionally rippled by the silent glide of a lone seabird or the determined punt of a fisherman’s dinghy. The surrounding landscape is a tapestry of subtle greens and browns, where ancient eucalypts stand sentinel, their bark peeling like sun-baked parchment, and ferns unfurl their delicate fronds in the dappled shade. The air itself carries the sweet, resinous scent of the bush, a perfume that mingles with the fainter, briny tang drifting in from the neighbouring ocean, creating a uniquely Australian aroma.
This is a place where the quiet hum of nature often drowns out the echoes of human endeavour, though history is etched into the very contours of the land. For millennia, the Awabakal people were custodians of this country, their connection to the waterways and forests a deep, enduring legacy. Later, the arrival of European settlers brought with it the sounds of timber mills, their saws once biting into the magnificent hardwood that cloaked these shores, shaping an economy built on the rich bounty of the forests and the plentiful catches from the lake and its connecting channels to the sea. Today, the rhythm of Myall Lake is largely dictated by the gentle ebb and flow of tourism, with visitors drawn to the tranquil waters for boating, fishing, and the sheer, restorative peace of its wild beauty, a stark contrast to the bustling coastal towns that lie a short drive away.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Myall Lake, New South Wales with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Myall Lake, in the Mid-Coast Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Myall Lake includes the postcode (2423), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Mid-Coast Council), with an ABS remoteness classification of Inner Regional Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Myall Lake is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |