Lakes Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Newcastle, Australia)

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Lakes Beach Surf Guide

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,.

Lakes Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Sandbar	2	fairly consistent	22.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Lakes Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Lakes Beach occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-southwest.

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16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Lakes Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

juneBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Lakes Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of June. Clean surfable waves are typically found 57% of the time in June while 35% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 8% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

57%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

35%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Lakes Beach Location Map

Interactive Lakes Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Lakes Beach is Newcastle Airport (NTL) in Australia, 57 km (35 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Lakes Beach is Richmond Airport (RCM), also in Australia, 82 km (51 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Lakes Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 18:16 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM
Wave (m)	E	E	E	E
Period (s)	10	10	10	10
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on

What does Lakes Beach look like?

Latest photos from Lakes Beach. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

Credit: toby bailey Credit: toby bailey

Tides at Lakes Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Gorokan, 5 km from Lakes Beach.

Next High Water: 11:03pm | 1.41m

Next Low Water: 06:05am | 0.34m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Lakes Beach Sea Temperature

The water temperature (22.7 °C) at Lakes Beach is warm and the air temperature should feel similar (windchill forecast 18.0 °C). If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a shorty or a summer wetsuit.

Today, many surfers would wear a shorty.

Current Temp*: 22.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite