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Lakes Beach Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Lakes Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 09 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
22.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Lakes Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Lakes Beach at 11PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Lakes Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | |
1320 | 1048 | 855 | 745 | 568 | 471 | 399 | 351 | 343 | 290 | 284 | 743 | 595 | 584 | 468 | 378 | 381 | 392 | 854 | 825 | 723 | 592 | 606 | 350 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:11PM0.96m | 1:42AM1.28m | 3:12PM1.04m | 2:43AM1.27m | 4:04PM1.16m | 3:43AM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:18PM0.63m | 8:45AM0.32m | 8:34PM0.62m | 9:34AM0.27m | 9:46PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 8 | S 15 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 11 |
 kJ | 1320 | 1048 | 855 | 745 | 568 | 471 | 399 | 351 | 343 | 125 | 175 | 415 | 170 | 584 | 468 | 378 | 381 | 392 | 854 | 825 | 268 | 264 | 202 | 350 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | N 9 | E 13 | E 12 |
| kJ | 40 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 98 | 103 | 103 | 139 | 139 | 103 | 250 | 225 | 219 | 277 | 273 | 273 | 273 | 268 | 2 | 252 | 187 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | S 18 | N 10 | N 10 | E 12 | S 18 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | N 9 | NE 9 | N 9 | — | N 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | — | 64 | 57 | 53 | 57 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 104 | 25 | 5 | 39 | 39 | 233 | 279 | 267 | 260 | 239 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 290 | 284 | 743 | 595 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 723 | 592 | 606 | 54 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 |
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