
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lakes Beach today (30 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lakes Beach at 9PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Lakes Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri night, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | S 11 | ENE 7 | S 10 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
305 | 569 | 485 | 515 | 407 | 311 | 233 | 169 | 152 | 110 | 82 | 78 | 96 | 86 | 86 | 91 | 57 | 78 | 51 | 69 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:46AM1.66m | 00:49AM1.04m | 12:45PM1.58m | 2:02AM1.01m | 1:52PM1.50m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:45PM0.12m | 6:08AM0.43m | 7:52PM0.17m | 7:16AM0.50m | 9:01PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | S 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
305 | 569 | 485 | 515 | 407 | 311 | 233 | 169 | 55 | 60 | 82 | 78 | 96 | 86 | 86 | 91 | 43 | 55 | 47 | 69 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 4 | S 10 | S 8 |
191 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 152 | 110 | 79 | 75 | 50 | 51 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 2 | 51 | 60 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | — | — | — | E 14 | — | E 13 | — | E 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | NNW 3 | NE 8 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 10 |
4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 31 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | SW 3 | S 3 | ENE 7 | E 4 | — |
4 | 13 | 52 | 76 | 74 | 77 | 64 | 49 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 78 | 11 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 336 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 4 | 13 | 38 | 568 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 862 | 179 | 1 | 1 |
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