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Lakes Beach Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Lakes Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
23.0° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Lakes Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Lakes Beach at 12AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lakes Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | |
104 | 121 | 79 | 131 | 134 | 134 | 167 | 163 | 163 | 137 | 133 | 186 | 226 | 169 | 178 | 183 | 159 | 163 | 192 | 201 | 187 | 207 | 347 | 579 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | glassy | off | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | |
High Tide | 6:56PM1.47m | 7:09AM1.23m | 7:28PM1.53m | 7:48AM1.19m | 8:00PM1.56m | 8:27AM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:16AM0.27m | 1:03PM0.25m | 1:55AM0.22m | 1:34PM0.28m | 2:34AM0.20m | 2:05PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 |
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Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 |
20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | S 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | E 8 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
 kJ | 104 | 5 | 79 | 5 | 134 | 39 | 59 | 31 | 23 | 137 | 133 | 130 | 147 | 169 | 178 | 183 | 10 | 163 | 10 | 201 | 187 | 207 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 20 | S 8 | S 18 | S 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 8 | S 19 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 17 | S 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | — | S 19 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | S 7 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 19 | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | — |
| kJ | 6 | — | 7 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 7 | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | E 8 | E 4 | E 8 | — | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | — | ENE 8 | — | — | — | E 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 121 | 19 | 131 | — | 134 | 167 | 163 | 163 | — | — | 186 | 226 | — | — | — | 159 | — | 192 | — | — | — | 347 | 579 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 112 | 112 | 30 | 38 | 16 | 112 | 116 | 116 | 112 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 48 | 48 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 336 |
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