| Type: | suburb |
| Blacksmiths | |
| City: | Newcastle |
| State: | nsw |
| Alternative Location Map: | Australia Hunter Central Coast |
| Lga: | City of Lake Macquarie |
| Postcode: | 2281 |
| Elevation: | 5 |
| Area: | 1.8 |
| Est: | 1948 |
| Parish: | Kahibah |
| Stategov: | Swansea |
| Fedgov: | Shortland |
| Dist1: | 24 |
| Dir1: | SSW |
| Location1: | Newcastle |
| Dist2: | 3 |
| Dir2: | NE |
| Location2: | Swansea |
| Dist3: | 39 |
| Dir3: | NNE |
| Location3: | The Entrance |
| Dist4: | 61 |
| Dir4: | NNE |
| Location4: | Gosford |
| Dist5: | 138 |
| Dir5: | NNE |
| Location5: | Sydney |
| Near-Nw: | Marks Point |
| Near-N: | Belmont South |
| Near-W: | Pelican |
| Near-E: | Tasman Sea |
| Near-Sw: | Little Pelican |
Blacksmiths is a coastal suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia adjacent to the Pacific Ocean 24km (15miles) south of Newcastle's central business district, between the suburbs of Belmont and Swansea
Within Blacksmiths are Blacksmiths Beach and the southern section of Nine Mile Beach, the Blacksmiths Nature Reserve, a primary school, soccer club and caravan park.