
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lakes Beach today (24 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lakes Beach at 6AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lakes Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
226 | 124 | 116 | 150 | 146 | 146 | 201 | 264 | 465 | 630 | 432 | 333 | 146 | 139 | 178 | 176 | 218 | 175 | 159 | 105 | 109 | 102 | 101 | 96 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:35AM1.03m | 4:26PM1.36m | 4:37AM0.98m | 5:11PM1.41m | 5:34AM0.96m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:00PM0.51m | 9:37AM0.37m | 11:05PM0.47m | 10:22AM0.40m | 11:59PM0.41m | 11:06AM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 13 | E 9 | E 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 |
226 | 124 | 116 | 150 | 146 | 146 | 201 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 432 | 333 | 146 | 64 | 86 | 66 | 218 | 175 | 159 | 105 | 109 | 102 | 101 | 96 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | E 9 | — | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 6 | S 7 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
15 | 45 | 46 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 35 | 6 | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | 85 | 108 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 18 | 63 | 38 | 78 | 76 | 69 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | E 9 | S 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 7 | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 6 | — | NE 8 | — | S 18 | NE 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
15 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 28 | — | 3 | — | 6 | 3 | 30 | 43 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | ESE 5 | — | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 264 | 465 | 630 | — | 40 | — | 139 | 178 | 176 | — | — | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 43 | 54 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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