Lakes Beach surf break

Lakes Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 15 Nov 2025 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
20.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Lakes Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Lakes Beach at 6AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (15 Nov)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (15 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
!
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
1.1
NE
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.6
S
1.9
NE
2.1
NE
1.8
NE
1.5
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.6
S
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1.6
ENE
2.3
NE
1.4
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
S
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.4
NE
Period(s) (?)8810101567777127767888786878
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)841281251201672404033032091361037393202537213154101705042673519
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
5
NW
10
N
15
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
25
NNE
20
N
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
ENE
15
E
15
NNE
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
SSW
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscrossonononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offglasscross-
off
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:56AM
1.26
5:48PM
1.19
6:34AM
1.35
6:36PM
1.15
7:08AM
1.43
7:20PM
1.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:25PM
0.28
11:58AM
0.48
12:03AM
0.29
12:50PM
0.41
12:37AM
0.29
1:33PM
0.34
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Sunrise--5:43-------5:43-------5:41-----
Sunset-----7:31-------7:32-------7:34--
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----91-----------------
Temp. °C191919202120212019192125262524242119192324232019
Feels °C (?)212119191816191919192123252423201716162021201817
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