Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lakes Beach today (07 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lakes Beach at 2PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
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 15mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2242 | 2304 | 2799 | 2904 | 2904 | 2629 | 2330 | 2211 | 1795 | 1630 | 1467 | 1227 | 921 | 835 | 999 | 833 | 869 | 709 | 712 | 614 | 589 | 554 | 492 | 405 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:34PM1.25m | 1:18AM1.20m | 2:29PM1.33m | 2:25AM1.12m | 3:27PM1.43m | 3:41AM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:59AM0.22m | 7:29PM0.53m | 7:46AM0.24m | 8:44PM0.49m | 8:39AM0.27m | 10:00PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 |
 | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 15 | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | 171 | — | — | — | — | 2330 | 2211 | 1795 | 223 | 1467 | 1227 | 746 | 835 | 726 | 833 | 869 | 709 | 712 | 614 | 589 | 554 | 492 | 405 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 18 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | ESE 14 | — | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 16 | SSE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 13 |
| kJ | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | 140 | — | 282 | 335 | 5 | 655 | 421 | 95 | 70 | 130 | 39 | 38 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 63 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 15 | S 20 | S 19 | S 23 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 21 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | — | — | — | SE 11 | — | — | SSE 11 | — | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2242 | 2304 | 2799 | 2904 | 2904 | 2629 | — | — | — | 1630 | — | — | 921 | — | 999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 54 | 54 | 143 | 1 | 143 | 143 | 97 | 97 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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