Lakes Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.25° S 151.56° E

Lakes Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lakes Beach sea temperature is
18.8°C
0.1° 

Lakes Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Lakes Beach today (28 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Lakes Beach at 10PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)--
Afternoon (28 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (28 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NE by Wed afternoon).

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
9
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.6
S
17
0.8
S
16
0.9
S
16
0.9
S
16
0.8
S
15
1
S
15
0.9
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.7
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
200
196
165
207
235
231
235
235
230
225
186
210
343
417
401
294
434
338
257
195
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
NNE
10
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
30
ENE
35
NE
30
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:09PM1.37m
9:30AM1.60m
9:54PM1.28m
10:13AM1.60m
Low Tide
3:08PM0.14m
3:09AM0.15m
3:55PM0.14m
3:47AM0.22m
4:47PM0.17m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
16
17
17
15
14
13
12
17
21
19
19
18
Feels °C
12
12
13
12
14
14
14
14
12
12
12
11
11
11
9
14
15
13
14
15
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