Lakes Beach surf break

Lakes Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 18 Feb 2026 AEDT
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Lakes Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lakes Beach sea temperature is
23.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Lakes Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Lakes Beach at 3AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm February 18). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (19 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (19 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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

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Wed
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
1
ESE
0.6
SE
1
E
1
E
0.5
SE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
NE
0.8
E
0.4
SSW
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)910106679955955555555510668
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5058597480731546542474032312425244557603633303137
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
S
10
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
0
NNW
30
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
glasscrosscross-
off
glasscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:11PM
1.31
10:12AM
1.61
10:48PM
1.37
10:50AM
1.54
11:27PM
1.42
11:32AM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:57AM
0.23
4:39PM
0.05
4:41AM
0.23
5:13PM
0.08
5:28AM
0.25
Wed
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise----6:31-------6:33-------6:33---
Sunset-------7:42-------7:40-------7:38
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------1--------1------
Temp. °C242322222223232322222222222223232323222222282524
Feels °C (?)272422232425232221212122222224222424262423312325
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