Lakes Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.25° S 151.56° E

Lakes Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lakes Beach sea temperature is
17.4° C
0.9° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lakes Beach at 2AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (21 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (21 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
S
9
0.4
NE
6
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
107
139
90
70
57
41
34
21
15
14
9
9
9
7
7
9
22
22
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
ESE
15
ESE
5
E
5
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
2:17AM0.88m
2:54PM1.27m
3:41AM0.86m
4:01PM1.29m
Low Tide
8:46PM0.53m
7:49AM0.53m
10:05PM0.51m
8:59AM0.56m
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
18
17
17
17
19
19
17
16
15
14
15
18
20
19
18
17
Feels °C
15
16
15
15
14
14
15
14
13
12
12
11
13
15
18
15
17
16
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