Lakes Beach surf break

Lakes Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 25 Feb 2026 AEDT
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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
24.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Lakes Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Lakes Beach at 3AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm February 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (26 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (26 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
1
2
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
S
1.3
S
1.8
S
2
S
2
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.4
SE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
Period(s) (?)677887777887777778888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)140102121107117113159297435426336268302286311282217213221282232226173133
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
5
S
10
SW
20
S
15
SSW
5
SSW
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
E
5
NW
10
NE
20
ENE
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
glassglassononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:19AM
1.45
5:23PM
0.96
5:33AM
1.50
6:35PM
1.02
6:36AM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:25PM
0.46
11:27AM
0.32
10:46PM
0.47
12:35PM
0.24
11:59PM
0.42
1:29PM
0.16
Wed
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise----6:37-------6:39-------6:39---
Sunset-------7:34-------7:32-------7:30
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1412312111241111-11111--
Temp. °C242323222223232323232221222323232322232221222323
Feels °C (?)262625222326242323232219202121212222242424232222
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