Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lakes Beach today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lakes Beach at 2PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Lakes Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon morning, calm by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 11 | S 11 | E 11 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 81 | 143 | 130 | 167 | 225 | 220 | 153 | 143 | 82 | 110 | 295 | 2 | 342 | 754 | 1580 | 1170 | 679 | 404 | 270 | 659 | 325 | 266 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | on |
High Tide | 3:16PM1.25m | 4:27AM0.92m | 4:18PM1.29m | 5:17AM1.00m | 5:08PM1.36m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:23AM0.62m | 10:27PM0.45m | 9:41AM0.59m | 11:15PM0.38m | 10:43AM0.53m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 19 | 23 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 29 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 19 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NNE 4 | S 17 | S 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | NNW 3 | NE 5 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 81 | 143 | 130 | 90 | 16 | 220 | 153 | 52 | 76 | 110 | 2 | 1 | 71 | 184 | 1580 | 1170 | 679 | 404 | 189 | 659 | 325 | 266 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 8 | S 11 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 5 | E 11 | NE 5 | — | S 21 | S 17 | S 20 | S 11 | S 19 | E 15 | S 17 | S 19 |
| kJ | 25 | 54 | 111 | 167 | 225 | 28 | 55 | 143 | 82 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 9 | 23 | 8 | 121 | 29 | 4 | 49 | 173 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 11 | E 11 | S 8 | NE 4 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 5 | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | S 21 | — | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | E 15 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 49 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 9 | — | 31 | 8 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | E 7 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | S 11 | S 6 | SSE 7 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | — | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 295 | 183 | 342 | 754 | — | — | — | — | 270 | — | 77 | 93 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 523 | 283 | 272 | 217 | 170 | 50 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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