
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lakes Beach today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lakes Beach at 8AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Lakes Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the S by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | E 10 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
59 | 72 | 76 | 59 | 55 | 118 | 167 | 17 | 845 | 1234 | 1834 | 1867 | 1252 | 912 | 628 | 453 | 1271 | 988 | 815 | 653 | 561 | 492 | 477 | 433 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:19AM1.56m | 10:49PM1.13m | 10:54AM1.51m | 11:30PM1.05m | 11:33AM1.45m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:55AM0.28m | 4:54PM0.20m | 4:26AM0.35m | 5:37PM0.26m | 5:00AM0.43m | 6:23PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 18 | S 17 | S 15 | S 14 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 9 | SSE 9 |
59 | 72 | 76 | 59 | 37 | 27 | 14 | 12 | 24 | 16 | 31 | 16 | 25 | 52 | 157 | 289 | 1271 | 988 | 815 | 653 | 561 | 492 | 17 | 433 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 4 | S 5 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | ENE 10 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | S 18 | E 15 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
9 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 16 | — | S 15 | — | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | N 10 | E 15 | E 15 | — | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 14 | NE 10 | NE 9 | E 13 | E 13 |
4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | 8 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | S 3 | — | — | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | — |
2 | 5 | — | — | 55 | 118 | 167 | 229 | 845 | 1234 | 1834 | 1867 | 1252 | 912 | 628 | 453 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 477 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 133 | 216 | 283 | 354 | 307 | 272 | 217 | 179 | 217 | 217 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 179 | 54 | 38 | 38 |
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