Lakes Beach surf break

Lakes Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 07 Jan 2026 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
22.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Lakes Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Lakes Beach at 4AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (08 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (08 Jan)6ft (1.9m)6s

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

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Wed
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
E
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
0.7
NE
1.1
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
1.8
NE
1.7
NE
1.6
NE
1.4
NE
2
ENE
3
NE
3
NE
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
2.3
NE
2.1
NE
1.4
ENE
1.8
NE
2.4
NE
Period(s) (?)955555566677777788888887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)315666806530521382522692782682332003538931032819952719555254437566
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
25
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
20
NE
30
ENE
30
NE
35
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
ENE
35
ENE
40
NE
40
NE
25
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNE
35
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:44AM
1.18
12:32PM
1.46
1:34AM
1.19
1:18PM
1.30
2:25AM
1.21
2:06PM
1.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:34PM
0.10
6:18AM
0.42
7:14PM
0.18
7:15AM
0.50
7:53PM
0.26
8:20AM
0.56
Wed
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise----5:52-------5:52-------5:54---
Sunset8:06-------8:06-------8:06-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232221202025252423222119192425242424232428333331
Feels °C (?)212021202023222119202018172221192022222225303127
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