Lakes Beach surf break

Lakes Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 16 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 7AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm February 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (17 Feb)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (17 Feb)5ft (1.6m)6s

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

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Mon
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.2
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
NE
1.6
NE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.5
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
1.3
SSE
0.6
SE
1.2
SSE
1
SE
1
SE
1.1
ESE
Period(s) (?)777777745666610999105106999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1109174727472695513520917887604655515058867397156152194
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
E
20
ENE
30
NE
35
NE
20
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
ENE
10
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononglasscross-
off
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:59PM
1.16
8:58AM
1.64
9:35PM
1.24
9:35AM
1.65
10:11PM
1.31
10:12AM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:34AM
0.30
3:35PM
0.09
3:15AM
0.25
4:07PM
0.05
3:57AM
0.23
4:39PM
0.05
Mon
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise----6:30-------6:31-------6:31---
Sunset-------7:44-------7:43-------7:42
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C222221201921222322212020233031302323222222222223
Feels °C (?)212121212022202018192120223030302223222324232323
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