Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lakes Beach today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lakes Beach at 1PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Lakes Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 131 | 121 | 83 | 58 | 64 | 65 | 44 | 44 | 29 | 48 | 136 | 196 | 228 | 1271 | 2160 | 1466 | 695 | 493 | 373 | 356 | 372 | 412 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:40PM1.44m | 3:44AM0.96m | 3:54PM1.49m | 4:59AM1.02m | 5:00PM1.56m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:47AM0.46m | 9:46PM0.33m | 9:08AM0.47m | 10:58PM0.24m | 10:24AM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 17 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 6 | NE 6 | S 8 | ENE 6 | E 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 10 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 131 | 121 | 83 | 58 | 64 | 65 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 48 | 10 | 115 | 4 | 8 | 1729 | 1131 | 695 | 493 | 373 | 356 | 8 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | E 10 | NE 6 | E 10 | NE 7 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 8 | E 10 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 44 | 44 | 29 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NNE 6 | SSW 16 | ENE 9 | E 11 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 9 | S 15 | E 10 | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | N 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 18 | 8 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | W 3 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 4 | 136 | 196 | 228 | 1271 | 2160 | 1466 | — | — | — | — | 372 | 412 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 322 | 253 | 128 |
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