Lakes Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.25° S 151.56° E

Issued: 9 am 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lakes Beach sea temperature is
19.2° C

Slightly warmer than usual

Lakes Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Lakes Beach today (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lakes Beach at 4PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (02 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (02 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the S by Sat night).

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.9
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
1.2
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
8
1.2
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
129
112
117
102
84
69
50
37
26
25
21
23
22
22
68
63
65
425
449
284
241
184
132
186
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:50AM1.05m
9:42PM1.56m
10:29AM1.07m
10:18PM1.52m
11:11AM1.10m
10:54PM1.46m
Low Tide
3:12PM0.40m
4:31AM0.19m
3:52PM0.43m
5:06AM0.19m
4:36PM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:57
4:58
4:58
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
18
21
21
19
17
17
16
15
17
19
18
14
12
12
11
11
12
13
14
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
13
13
16
16
14
12
11
10
10
11
12
11
7
6
8
7
8
10
10
12
13
13
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.8
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
1.2
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
8
0.7
S
12
Energy kJ
129
112
117
102
84
69
50
37
26
25
21
23
22
22
22
63
65
425
449
284
241
184
132
127
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
12
0.3
NNW
4
0.2
E
12
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
12
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
S
12
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.5
S
12
0.3
E
11
Energy kJ
8
11
9
9
8
8
8
8
7
2
11
3
11
2
11
21
49
14
13
13
7
5
65
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
12
0.1
N
5
0.2
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.4
NE
7
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.3
E
11
0.2
ENE
7
Energy kJ
7
3
7
6
3
2
1
1
1
3
1
11
3
10
14
14
13
12
26
11
23
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.5
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.7
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.5
W
3
0.9
WSW
4
1.1
SW
5
0.9
SSW
7
0.2
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
1.2
S
8
Energy kJ
13
15
13
7
4
6
9
13
14
16
14
5
32
65
68
1
2
186
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
4
13
4
4
4
5
48
9
48
55
138
149
49
48
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
4
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
3
3
1
4
4
4
5
4
5
2
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
9
8
7
6
6
6
8
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
7
4
5
5
5
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