Lake Mac Watersports Lake Macquarie/Central Coast offers a host of tours and services. Boat hire – choosing from tinnies, centre console runabouts, Barbecue Day boats and sports bowriders; as well as stand up paddleboard (SUP) hire and sales; Kayak hires and sales. Make the most of the water when you visit Lake Macquarie Watersports. Lake Macquarie is a breathtaking attraction, surrounded by beaches, lakes and mountains, just a 90-minute drive from Sydney, and is particularly popular with water sports of all kinds, from fishing and water skiing to boating & kayaking.