Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lakes Beach today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lakes Beach at 10AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Lakes Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 390 | 1101 | 1629 | 2068 | 2050 | 1446 | 1028 | 783 | 666 | 1183 | 910 | 679 | 517 | 463 | 230 | 323 | 330 | 1044 | 988 | 1018 | 934 | 778 | 725 | 588 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:41AM1.22m | 6:39PM1.49m | 7:23AM1.34m | 7:27PM1.48m | 8:01AM1.44m | 8:10PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:28AM0.16m | 12:26PM0.37m | 1:10AM0.12m | 1:19PM0.28m | 1:47AM0.11m | 2:06PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  |  | |  |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 90 | 70 | 64 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 31 | 26 | 253 | 1183 | 910 | 679 | 517 | 463 | 201 | 323 | 330 | 1044 | 988 | 1018 | 934 | 778 | 725 | 588 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | E 16 | S 15 | S 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 20 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 56 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 230 | 168 | 164 | 43 | 27 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 20 | E 15 | E 16 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | S 21 | S 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 69 | 178 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 390 | 1101 | 1629 | 2068 | 2050 | 1446 | 1028 | 783 | 666 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 149 | 315 | 250 | 179 | 283 | 149 | 149 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 229 | 229 | 112 | 71 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Lakes Beach surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest