Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lakes Beach today (14 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lakes Beach at 11PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lakes Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1134 | 822 | 628 | 464 | 1084 | 1029 | 835 | 682 | 630 | 561 | 489 | 508 | 452 | 352 | 315 | 339 | 354 | 450 | 470 | 450 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:30PM1.05m | 11:33AM1.45m | 00:16AM0.97m | 12:17PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:37PM0.26m | 5:00AM0.43m | 6:23PM0.33m | 5:37AM0.50m | 7:17PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | S 16 | S 15 | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 16 | 79 | 150 | 464 | 1084 | 1029 | 835 | 682 | 630 | 561 | 489 | 508 | 452 | 352 | 315 | 129 | 354 | 450 | 470 | 450 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 13 | ENE 10 | SSE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 23 | 16 | 15 | 215 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 64 | 18 | 117 | 19 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | E 15 | E 15 | ENE 9 | — | NE 8 | NNE 8 | — | NE 10 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | SE 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | — | 3 | 6 | — | 15 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 32 | 19 | — | — | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1134 | 822 | 628 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 339 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 179 | 283 | 217 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 170 | 170 | 54 | 38 | 38 | 3 | 3 | 229 | 459 | 38 | 38 | 229 |
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