Lakes Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

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Surf Break: Lakes Beach

Photo credit: toby bailey
Surf Break: Lakes Beach

Lakes Beach in Newcastle is an exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf Offshore winds are from the west southwest. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the southeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Sometimes crowded. Beware of rips, sharks, shark protected,.

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Overall Lakes Beach Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Lakes Beach:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Backdoor 4	1 mi
Second closest break	BoatRamp	1 mi
Third closest break	Little Bombie	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Soldiers Beach	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Sunset	2 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Lakes Beach:
Closest wave buoy	W Hawaii Buoy	4805 mi
Second closest wave buoy	SW Hawaii Buoy	4834 mi
Third closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	4966 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	5022 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 1 Buoy	5334 mi
Tide stations nearest to Lakes Beach:
Closest tide station	Swansea, Australia	13 mi
Second closest tide station	Gosford, Australia	17 mi
Third closest tide station	Ettalong, Australia	22 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Newcastle, Australia	25 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Little Patonga, Australia	27 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Lakes Beach:
Closest ski area	Selwyn Snowfields (Australia)	255 mi
Second closest ski area	Perisher (Australia)	282 mi
Third closest ski area	Charlotte Pass (Australia)	286 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Thredbo (Australia)	291 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Falls Creek (Australia)	349 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Lakes Beach:
Closest city location	Budgewoi (Australia)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Gorokan (Australia)	3 mi
Third closest city location	Kanwal (Australia)	5 mi
Fourth closest city location	Catherine Hill Bay (Australia)	7 mi
Fifth closest city location	The Entrance (Australia)	7 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Lakes Beach is Richmond Airport (RCM) in Australia, 82 km (51 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Lakes Beach is Kingsford Smith International Airport (Sydney) Airport (SYD), also in Australia, 85 km (53 miles) away.
• Third is Sydney Bankstown Airport (BWU) in Australia, 92 km (57 miles) away.
• Camden Airport (CDU) in Australia is 119 km (74 miles) away.
• Tamworth Airport (TMW), also in Australia is the fifth nearest airport to Lakes Beach and is 251 km (156 miles) away.