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Lakes Beach Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Lakes Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
21.1° 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 1AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Lakes Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | |
924 | 765 | 671 | 654 | 691 | 657 | 563 | 1343 | 1506 | 1460 | 1510 | 1446 | 1843 | 2202 | 2433 | 2389 | 2599 | 2568 | 2364 | 2184 | 2184 | 2015 | 1981 | 1839 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 00:05AM1.59m | 1:24PM1.06m | 1:07AM1.47m | 2:31PM1.11m | 2:12AM1.35m | 3:32PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:33PM0.45m | 7:09AM0.13m | 6:42PM0.51m | 8:07AM0.18m | 7:59PM0.54m | 9:01AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | ESE 10 | — | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
 kJ | 194 | 190 | 151 | 148 | 143 | 190 | 394 | 31 | 28 | 47 | 24 | 1244 | — | 2202 | 2433 | 2389 | 2599 | 2568 | 2364 | 2184 | 2184 | 2015 | 1981 | 1839 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 21 | S 20 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 24 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 22 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 924 | 765 | 671 | 654 | 691 | 657 | 563 | 1343 | 1506 | 1460 | 1510 | 1446 | 1843 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 179 | 170 | 143 | 137 | 137 | 143 | 143 | 170 | 170 | 179 | 143 | 137 | 70 | 54 | 70 | 130 | 183 | 70 | 70 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 38 |
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