Lakes Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.25° S 151.56° E

Issued: 3 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Lakes Beach sea temperature is

18.5° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Lakes Beach today (18 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Lakes Beach at 11AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 21s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	7s
Afternoon (18 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	7s
Evening (18 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 18								Sunday 19								Monday 20
	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	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	!	!	!	!	!	3	2	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 10	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	E 8	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	ENE 11	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 11	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	110	108	111	144	153	183	234	341	881	1300	1253	1107	973	951	917	917	831	735	659	672	588	566	482	482
Wind (km/h)	S	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	WSW	WSW	E	NE	NE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	10:29PM1.67m				11:20AM1.25m				11:15PM1.51m				12:09PM1.27m				00:01AM1.34m				12:59PM1.28m
Low Tide			5:10AM0.04m				5:01PM0.35m				5:51AM0.13m				5:58PM0.42m				6:30AM0.22m					7:01PM0.48m


	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—
mm	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	16	17	17	16	16	17	16	16	16	15	15	13	13	14	14	15	14
Feels °C	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	11	12	12	11	12	14	14	14	14	14	15	12	13	13	12	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	ENE 11	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 11	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10
kJ	86	108	77	49	47	46	45	41	881	1300	1253	1107	973	951	917	917	831	735	659	672	588	566	482	482
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 21	S 21	S 21	S 20	S 20	S 20	SSE 19	S 9	S 9	SSE 18	S 17	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11
kJ	110	35	35	35	32	32	68	72	25	23	103	95	140	125	170	123	162	155	143	181	181	178	129	118
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 21	—	—	—	S 18	S 18	S 18	SE 18	SSE 19	SSE 18	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	SE 16	SE 17	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 14
kJ	9	—	—	—	6	6	6	13	69	107	23	12	12	12	10	11	10	10	10	10	9	9	8	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3
kJ	—	86	111	144	153	183	234	341	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	1	47	125	137	137	137	137	54	54	54	54	1	1	1	3	3	0	0	0	48	5	7	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle	JD Reef	JD Reef											JD Reef	JD Reef	JD Reef	Backdoor 4	Backdoor 4	Crackneck	Crackneck	Crackneck		Pelican Beach	Copacobana Point	Crackneck
Rating (10 max)	2	2											4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3		3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	6	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	7	6	5	7	7	6

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