Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lakes Beach today (29 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lakes Beach at 7PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Lakes Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | NE 6 | NE 7 | S 13 | S 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 230 | 225 | 186 | 210 | 343 | 417 | 401 | 294 | 434 | 338 | 257 | 265 | 287 | 117 | 98 | 102 | 96 | 176 | 278 | 268 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:54PM1.28m | 10:13AM1.60m | 10:45PM1.17m | 11:01AM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:55PM0.14m | 3:47AM0.22m | 4:47PM0.17m | 4:29AM0.30m | 5:47PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 230 | 225 | 186 | 115 | 216 | 417 | 401 | 294 | 434 | 338 | 257 | 175 | 145 | 106 | 83 | 69 | 59 | 37 | 36 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 9 | — | — | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 43 | 44 | 90 | 210 | 343 | 202 | 146 | 112 | 8 | — | — | 180 | 167 | 117 | 98 | 66 | — | 19 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | S 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 78 | 42 | 76 | 74 | 19 | 19 | 27 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 59 | 88 | 35 | 54 | 53 | 38 | 43 | 31 | 42 | 106 | 224 | 265 | 287 | — | — | 102 | 96 | 176 | 278 | 268 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 459 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 171 |
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