Lakes Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.25° S 151.56° E

Lakes Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lakes Beach sea temperature is
18.7° C
0.4° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Lakes Beach at 5AM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)7ft (2.2m)11s
Afternoon (19 Jul)7ft (2.1m)10s
Evening (19 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat night, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
0
1
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1
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3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
8
1.6
E
8
1.9
E
11
2.1
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.1
E
10
2
E
10
2.1
E
10
2
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
ENE
11
1.9
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
232
334
795
1087
1148
1107
973
834
954
917
934
831
831
749
749
672
577
555
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
E
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:15PM1.51m
12:09PM1.27m
00:01AM1.34m
12:59PM1.28m
Low Tide
5:01PM0.35m
5:51AM0.13m
5:58PM0.42m
6:30AM0.22m
7:01PM0.48m
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clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:06
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
17
16
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
14
13
13
14
15
15
15
Feels °C
12
12
13
11
12
12
13
13
12
13
14
14
13
13
13
14
13
13
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