Lakes Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.25° S 151.56° E

Lakes Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lakes Beach sea temperature is
18.4°C
0.4° 

Lakes Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Lakes Beach today (01 Oct):

  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Lakes Beach at 12AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)--
Afternoon (01 Oct)--
Evening (01 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
14
0.7
S
14
1.6
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.1
NE
6
0.9
NE
7
1.5
NE
5
1.7
NE
6
1.5
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.2
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
257
180
226
221
159
94
65
119
205
198
277
151
119
90
84
96
119
138
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
25
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
ENE
20
SSE
10
SE
10
S
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:45PM1.17m
11:01AM1.56m
11:44PM1.06m
11:59AM1.51m
Low Tide
4:47PM0.17m
4:29AM0.30m
5:47PM0.23m
5:19AM0.40m
6:58PM0.27m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
20
19
19
19
19
25
27
24
21
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22
22
20
23
19
19
19
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Feels °C
14
15
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18
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18
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