Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lakes Beach today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lakes Beach at 8AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Lakes Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 179 | 209 | 186 | 173 | 169 | 166 | 132 | 179 | 135 | 140 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 202 | 222 | 222 | 265 | 265 | 226 | 226 | 190 | 186 | 186 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:03AM1.14m | 9:59PM1.81m | 10:59AM1.13m | 10:51PM1.72m | 11:55AM1.14m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:03AM-0.06m | 3:26PM0.28m | 4:55AM-0.03m | 4:21PM0.34m | 5:46AM0.03m | 5:20PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | 179 | 209 | 186 | 173 | 169 | 166 | 132 | 179 | 135 | 140 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 202 | 222 | 222 | 265 | 265 | 226 | 226 | 190 | 186 | 186 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 97 | 87 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 53 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 42 | 39 | 38 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | — | SE 6 | — | SE 6 | — | — | SE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 5 | — | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | NNE 4 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 5 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 34 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 5 | 4 |
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