Lakes Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.25° S 151.56° E

Issued: 9 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Lakes Beach sea temperature is

18.8° C

Lakes Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Lakes Beach today (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lakes Beach at 1PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	7s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	7s
Evening (13 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 13						Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	!	!	!	!	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	S 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 11	S 11	SSW 7	SSW 7	S 10	S 13	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 10	S 11	S 6	S 10	S 10	S 11	S 10	S 9	S 8	S 8
Wave Graph
kJ	24	24	15	15	12	12	9	11	10	10	8	13	27	39	35	37	78	875	1275	1271	782	399	317	309
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	SW	W	W	SW	SW	WSW	SW	S	S	S	S	SW	SW
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-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide		7:08AM1.11m				7:13PM1.82m				8:03AM1.14m				8:04PM1.86m				8:55AM1.18m				8:54PM1.85m
Low Tide			12:36PM0.26m					2:06AM-0.02m				1:30PM0.24m				2:56AM-0.06m				2:23PM0.23m				3:43AM-0.06m


	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54
	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	5:04
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	13	17	19	16	13	12	12	12	14	18	20	17	15	14	12	13	14	15	15	15	15	15	14
Feels °C	4	7	12	14	10	7	6	7	7	8	14	17	12	10	10	8	9	10	11	11	12	12	12	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	S 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 8	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	S 13	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 10	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 11	S 10	S 9	S 15	S 8
kJ	24	24	15	15	8	8	5	11	10	10	5	13	27	39	35	37	58	587	957	974	575	399	5	309
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	S 11	S 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 7	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	E 11	E 11
kJ	7	10	10	12	12	12	9	9	2	2	8	4	2	2	2	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	2	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	E 8	E 8	S 20	S 17	E 10	—	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	10	7	7	7	3	3	2	1	1	8	5	2	—	2	2	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 4	WNW 4	NW 3	NNW 3	NW 4	NW 4	WNW 4	WNW 3	WNW 3	WNW 3	WNW 3	WNW 3	WSW 3	SW 4	SW 4	SSW 5	S 6	S 10	S 10	S 11	S 10	—	S 8	—
kJ	16	12	4	7	13	13	11	10	7	7	4	1	6	12	11	51	78	875	1275	1271	782	—	317	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Frazer Park NSW - Newcastle	Frazer Park NSW - Newcastle	Butterbox NSW - Sydney North Coast	Butterbox NSW - Sydney North Coast	Back Bommie NSW - Port Macquarie	Hawks Nest-Mungo Brush NSW - Port Macquarie	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	Bombo Beach NSW - Illawarra	North Era NSW - Illawarra	Lakes Beach NSW - Newcastle	Zenith Beach NSW - Newcastle	Lakes Beach NSW - Newcastle	Lakes Beach NSW - Newcastle	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	Terrigal Haven NSW - Newcastle	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	Lakes Beach NSW - Newcastle	Lakes Beach NSW - Newcastle	Lakes Beach NSW - Newcastle
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	3	4	2	2	2
Distance (km)	9	9	59	59	116	116	216	216	216	216	216	170	113	0	83	0	0	1	1	23	1	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle	Frazer Park	Frazer Park		Little Gibber - Dark Point										Frenchmans Reef	Zenith Beach	Umina Beach	Box Beach	JD Reef	JD Reef	Shallows	JD Reef	JD Reef	JD Reef	Leggy Point
Rating (10 max)	1	1		1										1	1	1	1	4	4	4	4	2	2	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Tallebudgera QLD - Gold Coast	Tallebudgera QLD - Gold Coast	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay QLD - Sunshine Coast	Back Bommie NSW - Port Macquarie	Tallebudgera QLD - Gold Coast	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Lorne Point VIC - Cape Otway	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bruny Island - Jawbones TAS - East Coast	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Cobblestones WA - Margaret River	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Tessellated Pavements TAS - East Coast	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Tessellated Pavements TAS - East Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	6	5	7	5	7	5	5	8	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	4	4	5
Header Global	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Cobblestones Australia	Bancoora Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Shingles New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Nine Mile New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Antiques Maldives	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Tessellated Pavements Australia	Asu Indonesia	Shingles New Zealand	Tessellated Pavements Australia
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	8	7	7	6	8	6	6	6	8	4	4	4	6	4	5	5

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