Lakes Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.25° S 151.56° E

Lakes Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lakes Beach sea temperature is
17.6°C
0.6° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lakes Beach at 7PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)--
Afternoon (25 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (25 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.5
S
6
1.7
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.7
S
8
1.8
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
138
114
154
158
158
136
126
130
136
100
170
258
250
279
377
505
505
440
399
359
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
SW
25
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
SE
5
ESE
0
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
6:27PM1.49m
7:06AM1.09m
7:05PM1.54m
7:41AM1.17m
7:40PM1.57m
Low Tide
11:56AM0.43m
1:12AM0.24m
12:39PM0.37m
1:43AM0.18m
1:19PM0.32m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
20
17
17
16
16
16
16
18
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
18
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
13
12
12
12
12
11
13
13
13
13
14
15
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