
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lakes Beach today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lakes Beach at 6PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lakes Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
343 | 279 | 230 | 196 | 129 | 97 | 72 | 70 | 52 | 72 | 69 | 66 | 77 | 77 | 35 | 90 | 158 | 358 | 408 | 338 | 760 | 632 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 9:23AM1.72m | 9:57PM1.26m | 10:07AM1.74m | 10:48PM1.19m | 10:54AM1.72m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:58PM0.04m | 3:39AM0.20m | 4:49PM0.04m | 4:23AM0.27m | 5:44PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||
6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 11 |
343 | 279 | 230 | 196 | 129 | 97 | 46 | 57 | 52 | 72 | 69 | 66 | 77 | 77 | 31 | 90 | 158 | 358 | 408 | 338 | 760 | 632 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 11 | — | ENE 8 | S 8 | S 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | S 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
58 | 42 | 41 | 2 | — | 23 | 72 | 70 | 40 | 31 | 26 | 18 | 12 | 20 | 35 | 72 | 109 | 80 | 181 | 310 | 260 | 260 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | E 12 | — | — | E 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
— | 30 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 8 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | — | WSW 2 | SW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 69 | 42 | 44 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 336 | 336 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 459 | 229 | 38 | 38 |
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