Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lakes Beach today (02 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lakes Beach at 4PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (02 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (02 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lakes Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the S by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 129 | 112 | 117 | 102 | 84 | 69 | 50 | 37 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 68 | 63 | 65 | 425 | 449 | 284 | 241 | 184 | 132 | 186 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:50AM1.05m | 9:42PM1.56m | 10:29AM1.07m | 10:18PM1.52m | 11:11AM1.10m | 10:54PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:12PM0.40m | 4:31AM0.19m | 3:52PM0.43m | 5:06AM0.19m | 4:36PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 |
 | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | 4:58 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 12 |
| kJ | 129 | 112 | 117 | 102 | 84 | 69 | 50 | 37 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 63 | 65 | 425 | 449 | 284 | 241 | 184 | 132 | 127 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | NNW 4 | E 12 | E 10 | E 12 | ENE 7 | S 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | S 12 | E 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 49 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 65 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | N 5 | E 12 | — | E 12 | — | E 12 | NE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | — | 3 | — | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 26 | 11 | 23 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 3 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 7 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 |
| kJ | 13 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 32 | 65 | 68 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 186 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 48 | 9 | 48 | 55 | 138 | 149 | 49 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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