Lakes Beach surf break

Lakes Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 19 Apr 2026 AEST
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Lakes Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lakes Beach sea temperature is
22.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Lakes Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Lakes Beach at 4PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (19 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (19 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s

Table - waves today at Lakes Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
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3
2
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.2
SSE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.2
SE
Period(s) (?)121212121213131212121212121211111111101110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2725260425012380292531182914264425592431227120131849166014591277113411501081644499873855899
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:23AM
1.29
9:35PM
1.74
10:17AM
1.20
10:24PM
1.71
11:15AM
1.10
11:18PM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:08PM
0.19
4:17AM
0.03
3:53PM
0.27
5:14AM
0.08
4:42PM
0.36
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
Sunrise6:16-------6:18-------6:18-------
Sunset---5:27-------5:25-------5:24----
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141617171818161515161919191917161718191919181817
Feels °C (?)111213131415131212131515141514131414151516151514
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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